Pick Three: WXW World Tag League, AAW, APW (and Hell in a Cell)

Jeff Cobb headlines a big show by the bay
Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein

It's the weekend, baby! You know what that means, time to drink precisely one beer and dial 911 wrestling is happening, and it's happening all around this great world. I'm going to highlight three shows which I think will be of most interest. Of course, I'm only one person. You can check out which shows are coming up possibly in your area via Cagematch. Anyway, go to, if you can, these great shows that may be happening in your area, on television/YouTube/streaming, or for later consumption via VOD, DVD, or whatever other means one uses to consume wrestling at a later date:

Westside Xtreme Wrestling World Tag League Tournament All three days this weekend (Friday 10/6 8 PM local, Saturday 10/7 6 PM local, Sunday 10/8 5 PM local), Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany - Who likes a good round-robin tag team tournament? I know I do. WXW, Germany's premiere independent wrestling promotion, does too, which is why its World Tag League is happening this weekend. In fact, the first show has already started at press time, so if you're in Oberhausen, you might as well wait for Saturday or Sunday. Or you can get the on-demand video at WXW Now when it's released. Either way, the shows look pretty stacked. The teams in the tournament are as follows: Massive Product (Jurn Simmons and David Starr), The Spirit Squad (Kenny and Mikey), A4 (Absolute Andy and Marcus Al-Ani), The Young Lions (Lucky Kid and Tarkan Aslan, current WXW Tag Team Champions), Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and WALTER), The Rottweilers (Low Ki and Homicide), EYFBO (Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik), and the Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay). The tournament will play out over the whole weekend separated into two blocks. Also on this slate of shows will be several exhibition matches to fill out the cards, including a huge WXW World Championship match between champ John "Bad Bones" Klinger and challenger Ilya Dragunov. It should be a hoot, especially if critical reaction to the 16 Karat Tournament is any indication. Night two will also be the second half of a doubleheader with the Femmes Fatale show, including four first round matches in the WXW Women's Championship tournament.

AAW Seize the Day Tomorrow (Saturday, 10/7) at 7 PM Central, Knights of Columbus, LaSalle, IL - AAW heads out west to LaSalle for Saturday's Seize the Day that will feature a huge main event between two brothers and tag team partners. Rey Fénix will defend the AAW Heavyweight Championship against Penta El Zero M in the main event. It should be a banger, as who knows each other better than brothers? They're good friends, but how much better enemies will they be? Also on the show will be two big first round matches in the quest to crown an AAW Women's Champion. Allysin "Sienna" Kay will battle Mae Young Classic competitor Rachel Ellering, and Candice LeRae goes up against Britt Baker. Also on the show will be The Hooligans, Michael Elgin, AR Fox, Eddie Kingston, Shane Strickland, Chuck Taylor, and many more. If you can't make it out to north-central Illinois, hit up AAW On Demand after the show, or check out their Smart Mark Video store.

All-Pro Wrestling Halloween Hell 2017 Tomorrow (Saturday, 10/7) at 7 PM Pacific, Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School, Pacifica, CA - The OGs of indie wrestling as it's known today are at it again with their spooky show in Northern California. The main event features Jeff Cobb defending the APW Championship against Adam Thornstowe. This match will be a showdown of two beefy boys, as Cobb's amateur-based hoss offense will go up against the decidedly more roughneck flurry from one half of Reno Scum. Also on the show, the guy who used to be called Jack Swagger will make his APW debut against Luster the Legend. TAFKA Swagger has only started to make the rounds, but he'll be hungry to show that he's more Cody Rhodes than Ryback after leaving. Also on the show will be Joey Ryan, Jay White, and Flip Gordon. If you can't make it there live, check back to the promotion's YouTube page; the matches may end up getting uploaded for free!

CORPORATE WRESTLING ALERT - WWE Hell in a Cell Sunday, 10/8, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI - Yes, it's one of a billion WWE pay-per-view weekends. In case you haven't noticed or if you're a wrestling fan who doesn't partake in WWE, then you should know Hell in a Cell, a Smackdown-branded event this year, will take place Sunday night. Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens and the Tag Team Championship grudge match of the Usos vs. New Day will happen inside the Cell. Outside, you'll get Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Title, AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin (and possibly Tye Dillinger) for the United States Championship, and Charlotte challenging for Natalya's Women's Championship, among other bouts. You can see it on the AWARD WINNING WWE NETWORK™ starting at 7 PM Eastern Time for the pre-show.

OTHER SHOWS TO WATCH

• Pacific Coast Wrestling Demonized (Friday, Wilmington, CA)
• Pro Wrestling EVE Nasty Women (Friday, Bethnal Green, Greater London, England)
• Chaotic Wrestling show (Friday, Woburn, MA)
• Maryland Championship Wrestling Autumn Armageddon 2017 (Saturday, Galena, MD)
• Scottish Wrestling Alliance Battlezone 2017 (Saturday, Clydebank, Scotland)
• WXW Femmes Fatale 2017 (Saturday, Oberhausen, Germany)
• The Crash (Sunday, Aguascalientes, Mexico)