{"id":28958,"date":"2026-04-02T18:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/?p=28958"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:36:04","slug":"wxw-shotgun-april-02-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/reviews\/wxw-shotgun-april-02-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"wXw Shotgun (April 02, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh on the heels of a Saturday night in Frankfurt, Shotgun returns to bring us up to speed on the latest from wXw.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Quick Result<\/b><br \/>\nMarc Empire pinned Katsuya Murashima in 7:18 (***)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; In the next week or so, I\u2019ll be chatting about this show with Mike Kilby on the Auf Die Fresse podcast. Links to stream that episode when it drops, as well as back episodes are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aufdiefresse.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AufDieFresse.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDP2xvLu85g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Shotgun settling into a \u201cThursday after a live show\u201d schedule, we\u2019re back for the fallout from Frankfurt. Mett Dimassi welcomes by telling us that last weekend was wXw\u2019s 25th time in Frankfurt\u2026 that feels like it should have been a bigger deal?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got Katsuya Murashima vs. Marc Empire on tap for later, but first, some highlights from 16 Carat Gold Revenge\u2026 including Ahura\u2019s return to Frankfurt, Elijah Blum retaining the Unified World Wrestling title against Bobby Gunns, Jane Nero\u2019s erm, fake, title defence, and the Cowboy Way\u2019s win over 10\/10 Next Level.<\/p>\n<p>Back inside the Batschkapp, Mett throws to some backstage comments\u2026 first, Ahura and Tihanyi say their goodbyes after the show. Ahura tells Tihanyi to stop overexplaining himself, which drew the attention of Dieter Schwartz, who didn\u2019t appreciate the act they were putting on. Ahura shushes and jazz hands Dieter, as we\u2019re told that we\u2019re getting Tihanyi and Schwartz in Dresden, by the way\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Jane Nero\u2019s unhappy at not being announced as wXw Women\u2019s champion\u2026 or at being introduced first. Lil Marz took exception at Jane, which led to the appearance of more surprise Ahura, defender of women. He\u2019s creating a lot of screenshots in these first few episodes already, as we\u2019re getting Nero and Duke vs. Marz and Ahura in Dresden.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28960\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/reviews\/wxw-shotgun-april-02-2026\/attachment\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wxw-shotgun020426-ahura\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?fit=788%2C443\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=788%2C443\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wxw-shotgun020426-ahura.jpg?resize=450%2C253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Laurance Roman\u2019s showing Zoltan something on his phone as Metehan wandered into gloat. Metehan tried to needle Roman, claiming he was going to dump Nick Schreier for his new favourite Zoltan\u2026 feeding the Grind vs. Metehan\/Rambo match that\u2019s coming up. We also got a little bit of Roman firing up Zoltan for his European title match with Ricky Sosa\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Backstage, Nordino\u2019s playing that wrestling quiz that was being plugged during Carat. He\u2019s struggling to think of a tag team that starts with P\u2026 and comes up with Planet Gorgonzola. Of course Marc Empire and Robin Christopher Fohrwerk are behind him, with Marc stealing Nordino\u2019s protein. There\u2019s a few in-jokes I could bring up, but they\u2019d all get me sued. Yeah, we\u2019re getting CSI vs. Planet Gojirah in Dresden.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Dullnig\u2019s fed up of lies, and tells us we\u2019re all delusional if we think he\u2019s scared of facing Axel Tischer. Dullnig claims he was just being generous, giving a shot to Amedeo and building the next generation instead\u2026 and offered to retire the Axeman in Dresden.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, there\u2019s the Cowboy Way taking the piss out of Next Level\u2019s name\u2026 but that\u2019s it for Manders on this tour, leaving after losing two title matches. Thomas Shire\u2019s got another fortnight here, but he\u2019s got plans\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Mett\u2019s back with Ben Thamer with some card news:<\/p>\n<p>We Love Wrestling 76 on April 11 in Dresden<br \/>\nwXw Shotgun Championship: Axel Tischer vs. Dennis Dullnig (c)<br \/>\nwXw European Championship: Zoltan vs. Ricky Sosa (c)<br \/>\nCSI vs. Planet Gojirah<br \/>\nJane Nero &amp; Alex Duke vs. Ahura &amp; Lil Marz<br \/>\nDieter Schwartz vs. Peter Tihanyi<br \/>\nKatsuya Murashima vs. Shreddy<br \/>\nLos Compadres vs. The Grind<\/p>\n<p>We Love Wrestling 77 on April 12 in Leipzig<br \/>\nPeter Tihanyi vs. Thomas Shire<br \/>\nElijah Blum vs. Shreddy<br \/>\nKatsuya Murashima vs. Fast Time Moodo<br \/>\nLos Compadres &amp; Axel Tischer vs. Planet Gojirah &amp; Dennis Dullnig<br \/>\nAhura vs. Ricky Sosa<\/p>\n<p>Mett pitches to a promo video from Mercedes Martinez, filmed outside the Electric Ballroom at PROGRESS as she promised to win Femmes Fatales in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc Empire vs. Katsuya Murashima<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was meant to have been Murashima against Alex Duke, but card changes in Frankfurt gave us this instead\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The opening lock-up gave us no clear advantage, at least until Murashima took Empire into the ropes\u2026 and got chopped on the break. Murashima fought back at least as the pair traded chops, then shoulder tackles, before Murashima finally took down the tag team champion.<\/p>\n<p>Chops from Murashima follow in the corner, along with almost a Judo throw out of the corner for a two-count. A slam attempt\u2019s blocked by Empire, whose headbutt knocked Murashima down for a two-count of his own. Back into the corner, Murashima\u2019s met with a splash from Empire, then with a pendulum backbreaker, before a snapmare and a low crossbody almost ended things.<\/p>\n<p>Another trip into the corner led to a charge out from Murashima, whose second wind sees him take Empire from corner-to-corner ahead of a leaping shoulder block. A standing flip senton and a splash almost ends it, before Empire slipped out of a powerslam.<\/p>\n<p>Second time\u2019s the charm for Murashima though as he avoided some offence from Empire, but it\u2019s not enough\u2026 and when Empire caught a charge and countered Murashima into a spinning side suplex, the die was cast as a Bull lariat from Empire got the win. This was pretty solid for the sub-10 minute Shotgun match format. Murashima shouldn\u2019t be getting wins over established champions, especially not this early on in his excursion. ***<\/p>\n<p>After the match, we\u2019ve one last clip as Elijah Blum is on his way out\u2026 chucking away presumably Bobby Gunns\u2019 cigarettes before he bumped into a belligerent Thomas Shire. Elijah offered to show Shire \u201cthe Blum Way,\u201d which is code for Blum offering a title shot in Dresden\u2026 which is graphic official as the show leaves the air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh on the heels of a Saturday night in Frankfurt, Shotgun returns to bring us up to speed on the latest from wXw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"wXw Shotgun (April 02, 2026) recap - #wXwShotgun - Fresh on the heels of a Saturday night in Frankfurt, Shotgun returns to bring us up to speed on the latest from wXw.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[690,6,2037,829],"tags":[7167,6881,1063,454],"class_list":["post-28958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-european-indies","category-reviews","category-shotgun","category-wxw","tag-katsuya-murashima","tag-marc-empire","tag-shotgun","tag-wxw"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73vbt-7x4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wxw-shotgun-2026logo.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28958"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28961,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28958\/revisions\/28961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/backbodydrop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}