Summary

The Wrestling REVOLVER held its Revolver Strong event on April 25 at the Calumet Center at Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio. The Sami Callihan-run promotion closed the night with Ganger's retirement deathmatch, but the show also brought major movement around two championships.

Before the event got underway, The Rascalz, Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz, gave up the REVOLVER World Tag Team Championship because of scheduling issues. They also stated that they intend to come back for the belts when their schedules allow. Later in the night, Mance Warner defeated Krule to win the REVOLVER World Championship.

That world title bout had already been positioned as a key attraction in an earlier preview of KRULE vs. Mance Warner, and the finished show followed through with a title change on top of the retirement stipulation in the main event.

Results

  • Jake Crist def. Gringo Loco
  • REVOLVER World Tag Team Championship, vacant: K.J. Reynolds and Ryan Matthias (w/ Amazanga) def. Abel Booker and Jacksyn Crowley (w/ Barnabas The Bizarre)
  • EC3 def. Alan Angels
  • Elimination Games: Brent Oakley, Crash and Joe Alonzo def. Dick Meyers, K.J. Reynolds and BDE
  • REVOLVER 24/7 Scramble Championship: Bigg Pound (c) def. Amazanga, Connor Knox, Harley Rock, Jeffrey John, Judge Joe Dred and Troy Parker
  • Rich Swann def. Damian Chambers (w/ Kayla Kassidy)
  • REVOLVER World Championship: Mance Warner def. Krule (c)
  • Ganger's Retirement Deathmatch: Alex Colon def. Ganger

Mance Warner and the REVOLVER title picture

Mance Warner leaving Dayton with the REVOLVER World Championship gives the promotion a new centerpiece immediately, and that is the biggest takeaway from this card. A world title change on a show that also featured Ganger's retirement match gives Revolver Strong a result that should carry beyond one night.

The tag division also gets a reset after The Rascalz vacated the belts before the show. K.J. Reynolds and Ryan Matthias now move forward as champions, while Xavier and Wentz left the door open for a future return to the title scene when their schedules line up again.

Sources

As reported by Fightful