Sermon on the Mat (Nov. 20, 2025): Beyond, SHP, ESW, ICW-NHB, wXw, WR, HOG, DEFY, & GCW cards;

Welcome back to the Sermon on the Mat, your weekly one-stop shop for news from the wider world of wrestling beyond the big cable TV monoliths that get all the coverage, with a special focus on shows that air on IWTV and TrillerTV.

Coming soon…

On IWTV

Beyond Wrestling Open Episode 203: Wrestling Open vs. the World (Nov. 20, 8 pm ET)

1. Eli Knight vs. Ichiban
2. Nixi XS vs. Shannon Levangie
3. Alex Reynolds vs. Jake Gray
4. Lee Johnson vs. Love, Doug
5. Alec Price, “Fancy” Ryan Clancy, & Tyree Taylor vs. Christian Darling & Simply the Best (BRG & Oxx Adams)
6. Ricky Smokes vs. Timothy Thatcher

SHP Colby Corino Benefit Show (Nov. 21, 7 pm ET)

1. Billy Avery & Qefka the Quiet vs. Mr. Ooh La La & Stan Stylez
2. Austin Luke, Jackson Drake, & the Flip vs. Lucky 13, the Chad, & ???
3. Marc Angel vs. Mickie Knuckles
4. Drew Gulak vs. Tim Donst
5. Conor Claxton vs. EFFY
6. Donovan Dijak vs. Jimmy Lloyd

ESW WrestleBash XV (Nov. 21, 7 pm ET)

1. Last Chance Battle Royal
2. CXR (Chael Connors & TJ Epixx) vs. High Seas (Cloudy & “Captain” Nick Ando) vs. the Criterion (Adam Wacker & Cal Keaton
3. Bill Collier vs. Puf
4. James Sayga (c) vs. Vaughn Vertigo (ESW Interstate Championship)
5. Christina Marie (c) vs. Harleen Lopez (ESW Women’s Championship)
6. Gavin Glass vs. John McChesney vs. Vince Valor (c) (ESW Heavyweight Championship)
7. Joshua Bishop vs. Mike Santana
8. Alec Price vs. Cheech vs. Matt Cross vs. Spencer Slade vs. Trey Miguel vs. ??? (DiPaolo Cup)

ICW-NHB Vol. 87 (Nov. 21, 8 pm ET)

1. Chuck Stein vs. Dr. Redacted vs. “HoodFoot” Mo Atlas vs. Tommy Trainwreck
2. Breyer Wellington vs. Danny Demanto
3. Crazy King vs. Dale Patricks
4. The Pillars (MM3 & Tommy Vendetta) vs. VNDL48 (Christian Napier & Otis Cogar)
5. Eric Ryan vs. Ludark
6. Bobby Beverly vs. John Wayne Murdoch (c) (ICW-NHB American Deathmatch World Championship)

ICW Redemption 5 (Nov. 22, 6:45 pm ET)

ICW-NHB Vol. 88 (Nov. 22, 8 pm ET)

1. The Pillars (MM3 & Tommy Vendetta) vs. Unsigned and Don’t Care (Aaron Williams & Gary Jay)
2. Angel Metro vs. Danny Demanto
3. Dr. Redacted vs. Ludark
4. “HoodFoot” Mo Atlas vs. Reed Bentley
5. AKIRA vs. Eric Ryan
6. Dale Patricks vs. John Wayne Murdoch (c) (ICW-NHB American Deathmatch World Championship)

LPW 43: Revolution (Nov. 22, 7 pm MT)

On TrillerTV

NCL 59: This is North (Nov. 20, 3 pm ET)

OVW Rise Episode 1371 (Nov. 20, 7 pm ET)

wXw 25th Anniversary Tour: Hamburg Day 1 (Nov. 21, 1 pm ET)

1. Madison Marley vs. Stephanie Maze
2. Ahura vs. Bobby Gunns
3. Dani Luna vs. Miyu Yamashita
4. Dieter Schwartz vs. Leon Slater
5. Dennis “Cash” Dullnig (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie (wXw Shotgun Championship)
6. Greedy Souls (Brendan White & Danny Jones) (c) vs. the Grind (Laurance Roman & Nick Schreier) (wXw World Tag Team Championship)
7. Peter Tihanyi (c) vs. Steve “1 Called” Manders (wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship)

WR / Arrival WrestleKombat (Nov. 21, 8 pm ET)

1. ATR vs. Latinos Most Wanted (Koda Hernandez & Sabin Gauge) vs. Top Team vs. Tye or Die (KJ Reynolds & Ryan Matthias)
2. BDE (c) vs. Chris Danger (WR Remix Championship)
3. Kevin Blackwood vs. Steve Maclin (c) (TNA International Championship)
4. Bear Bronson vs. KRULE (Kaiju Deathmatch)
5. Jordan Oliver vs. Myron Reed (c) (WR World Championship)

HOG Return to the Windy City (Nov. 21, 9 pm ET)

1. Marcus Mathers vs. Mustafa Ali
2. Indi Hartwell (c) vs. Shotzi Blackheart (HOG Women’s Championship)
3. The Mane Event (Jay Lyon & Midas Black) (c) vs. the Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) (HOG Tag Team Championship)
4. Amazing Red vs. Tyler Breeze
5. Cedric Alexander vs. Charles Mason (c) (HOG Heavyweight Championship)

DEFY: AEON 2 (Nov. 21, 11 pm ET)

1. Evan Rivers & Griffin McCoy vs. Matt Branigan & Randy Myers
2. Amira & Liiza Hall vs. Anna Beretta & Danika
3. Judas Icarus vs. Mad Dog Connelly
4. Jack Evans vs. Travis Williams
5. Rebel Kel vs. Vert Vixen
6. Kiran Grey vs. Steven Borden
7. Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) vs. the Righteous (Dutch & Vincent)
8. Bryan Keith (c) vs. Sotheara “Cody” Chhun (DEFY World Championship)

wXw 25th Anniversary Tour: Hamburg Day 2 (Nov. 22, 1 pm ET)

1. Dieter Schwartz vs. Elijah Blum
2. Metehan & Rambo vs. the Grind (Laurance Roman & Nick Schreier)
3. Fast Time Moodo vs. Steve “1 Called” Manders
4. Axel Tischer vs. Bobby Gunns
5. Dani Luna vs. Jane Nero
6. Ahura vs. Miyu Yamashita
7. Greedy Souls (Brendan White & Danny Jones) & Peter Tihanyi vs. Planet Gojirah (Marc Empire & Robert Dreissker) & Shigehiro Irie

GCW Dream On (Nov. 22, 2 pm ET)

1. Beastman vs. Sam Stackhouse
2. Gringo Loco vs. Mascarita Dorada
3. Maki Itoh vs. Zayda Steel
4. BearDozer (Bear Bronson & Matt Tremont) vs. Rhyno & Tommy Dreamer
5. Jimmy Lloyd & Killer Kross vs. Major Players (Brian Myers & Matt Cardona)
6. Joey Janela vs. KJ Orso
7. Atticus Cogar vs. Charles Mason (GCW World Championship #1 Contender’s Match)
8. EFFY (c) vs. ??? (GCW World Championship)

WR / Battle Arts Art of Battle (Nov. 23, 4 pm ET)

Free matches here!

Kidd Bandit vs. Zack Sabre, Jr.

Rich Swann vs. Shane Strickland

Limitless Queen City Showdown Night 1

As always…

Remember folks, no matter what type of wrestling you like, no matter how down you feel about the state of WWE, AEW, Impact, ROH, or any other “big-time” pro wrestling, there’s something out there for you. There’s a pro wrestling product that can hit you in the right spot and make you love wrestling like you thought you’d never be able to love it again. It’s there, I promise. You just gotta reach out and find it, and that, my friends, is what the Sermon on the Mat is all about.