Here we go with my live wrestling recap for 2025!
2025 by the Numbers
23 wrestling events
8 different promotions, 1 first time attending
3 States
Maine, Massachusetts, & Maryland
I checked off a new state this year with my first ever wrestling show in Maryland. I attended my second NXT show, which was also my first NXT PPV or PLE, I also went to my first TNA event since December 4, 2009.
379 Lifetime events
January saw two show, both Limitless events. The first on the 12th in Herman that saw Matt Cardona making his Limitless debut challenging Dezmond Cole for the World Title. Also John Walters made his Limitless debut defeating Anthony Greene. Six days later on the 18th Limitless was back in Yarmouth and saw Channing Thomas defeat Cole to win the Limitless World Championship.
February I went to 1 show, Limitless Wrestling back in Yarmouth on the 22nd with a heavyweight main event of Donovan Dijak vs. Calvin Tankman in a hard hitting match.
March I attended two shows, on the 14th RINGWARS in Palmyra and on the 21st Limitless making their debut at Brick South in Portland. Brick South packed in a huge crowd with several debuts on the show from Deadlock Pro Wrestling. This show we finally got the one one one match up between Becca and Gabby Forza, but it ended in DQ.
April featured another pair of shows, on the 17th we traveled to the MGM Music Hall in Boston for AEW Collision. This was my first Collision taping but we also got some Ring of Honor Matches. Big match of the night for me was seeing Nick Wayne defeated Kommander to win the ROH World Television Championship. On the 26th Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth that saw Bear Bronson pin Anthony Greene and Channing Thomas defend the Championship against Aaron Rourke.
May was another pair of shows, on the 17th I was back in Westbrook at the Armory for Limitless Wrestling for the first time since May 10, 2019. What was VERY cool was seeing "Big" Rick Fuller at a show for the first time since April 25, 2009, he was there to visit Scotty 2 Hotty whose son Keagan was making his Limitless debut. We also got a two team single cage WarZone match!! The 30th was RINGWARS at the Fairfield Community Center for my 66th show at the venue featuring the 2 ring Joey Gleitz rumble match.
June was a single show, Limitless Wrestling back in Yarmouth on the 28th that had several VLC qualifying matches and Gabby Forza unsuccessfully challenged Channing Thomas for the world championship.
July 20th Limitless was back in Herman for the final VLC Qualifying matches that saw Anthony Greene win the qualifying battle royal even though he eliminated no one from the match. I attended my first ever show in Maryland on the 27th at MCW Pro Wrestling, you can click the link to read all about my Maryland Wrestling Adventure.
August was two of the biggest events of the year, on the 9th the 2025 Limitless Wrestling Vacationland Cup. Over 2500 people packed into the Colisee in Lewiston for an amazing night of Pro Wrestling featuring TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boys, Dezmond Cole defeating Channing Thomas for the Limitless World Championship, Joey Eastman's needs to be seen to believe entrance and Aaron Rourke winning the 2025 Vacationland Cup. The 24th I was back at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium for my first ever NXT PLE: Heatwave! It was a solid show that saw two titles change hands, Blake Monroe in singles action and Obi Femi retain against Je'Von Evans.
September was one show, Limitless back in Westbrook on the 20th that saw Dijak turn after another loss, the Bakabella Family splinter, Gabby Forza defeated Maggie Lee, and a returning Jody Threat fall to Becca.
October had 3 shows two in Lowell on the 12th with a matinee Beyond Wrestling show that featured a mat wrestling tournament with Drew Gulak, Timothy Thatcher, Ryan Clancy, and others as well as Will Kroos in non-tournament action. That evening at the Tsongas Center I attended my first TNA show in almost 16 years, and my first TNA PPV in Bound For Glory, their biggest show of the year. A big show it was with the final match of the Dudley Boyz, the largest North American attendance for a TNA show and more, you can read bout it here: TNA Bound For Glory 2025. The 17th Limitless was in Biddeford for Fresh Blood featuring the Limitless debuts of Will Kroos, Lena Cross, and more. It was a very fun intimate crowd standing room only Limitless show, which is not their typical presentation. That is what is so great about Limitless Wrestling, their ability to put on a variety of different style shows at various venues and succeed.
November featured my final 3 shows of 2025. The first two on the 14th were a Limitless double shot at the Queen City Expo Con in Bangor. This was actually the last weekend of shows for Limitless for the year with 1 on Friday, 2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday, I only went to Saturday. On show 1 we got The Savage Gnomes vs. Los Toxicos and AG & Dijak vs. Cole & Alec Price. Show 2 opened with the actors from The Adventures of Pete & Pete doing a bit with Anthony Greene & Sidney Bakabella. For matches we got Dijak vs. Aaron Rourke and for the Limitless title Cole vs. Price vs. Bear Bronson.
My last live event of the year was AEW Dynamite and Collision in Boston, back at the Agganis Arena, the go home show before the Full Gear PPV. We got matched from the women's tag title tournament, Hangman Page vs Shibata, Okada vs Dorada, and Mercedes Mone defeat Red Velvet to unify the ROH Women's World Television Championship.
I'm very pleased with my wrestling journey this year.
2026 is starting out big with 2 definite shows and a potential 3rd show in January
January 10th - NSPW Quebec City
January 16th - Limitless Wrestling, The Colisse for the Limitless Rumble
January 23rd - RINGWARS Fairfield Community Center
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