Saturday, day two on Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager at Sea started with autograph and photo sessions with wrestlers in both the AEW and Legends. Cruisers picked up a card at guest services when they boarded the boat to get assigned times to line up for photos with their favorite wrestlers to make the process smooth sailing.
Multiple meet and greet sessions were held throughout the morning. We caught Will Ospreay, Mark Brisco, Big Bill, Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, Bobby Lashley and more during their sessions meeting fans of all ages. There are more than 50 professional wrestlers on the ship this year, making the specified meet and greet times even more important so everyone has the opportunity to meet their favorite wrestlers.
The Dave Spivak Project played on deck at 2:00 p.m. The Canadian singer and songwriter began releasing music in 2016 most similar to classic Canadian Rock with deep lyricism and emotional tones. His newest single “Dead Mice and Mosquitoes (Drink It Away!)” was just released on January 29. In 2018, the group toured alongside Fozzy for the tail end of their Canadian tour. This year will be their sixth Rager at Sea with Chris Jericho.
Fans had the amazing opportunity to get their photo taken by NCL staff inside the wrestling ring and could later purchase the photos as a keepsake from the cruise. In our latest interview with Chris Jericho, he goes into detail about the ring and the struggles that it first presented to be constructed on a moving cruise ship. Jericho and his safety crew had to design and set-up an apparatus that would prevent the ring from moving back and forth with the ship. Thankfully, his team came up with a safe set-up and the on-deck ring was successful.
We were really happy to be walking through the atrium to catch Harley Cameron singing. She is one of the AEW’s breakout stars and we love her. Her real name is Danielle Glanville and she is an Australia professional wrestler , singer, and model. In the AEW, she goes by her ring name Harley Cameron and is a member of The Outcasts stable. She sang covers like “F*ck You” by Cee Lo Green, “About Damn Time” by Lizzo, and “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers. Her singing voice is great and her stage presence is fun and engaging.
Harley proved to be multi-talented inside and outside of the ring when she won her wrestling match later that evening.
Wrestling took place in 2 different sets during the evening. Both shows were full of unexpected wins, carefully practiced wrestling moves, and incredible takedowns and tap-outs.
Wrestling Show 1 (6:15 – 7:15):
Mansoor vs Bryan Keith
Mason Madden vs Big Bill
Billie Starkz vs Harley Cameron
Serpentico vs Nick Wayne
A TNT Title Match was also held onboard on Saturday night.
Black Machismo Jay Lethal battled Daniel Garcia with Garcia coming out on top.
Between the two wrestling events of the day, Fozzy played their annual cover set. Chris came out dressed as Lemmy to kick off the set with “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead. Other songs performed included “Rock Of Ages” by Def Leppard, “TNT” by AC/DC, and Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust.”
The highlight of the performance was a duet with Harley Cameron of “I Hate Myself For Loving You” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Cameron wore a stand-out silver studded black leather outfit that accented Chris’s black shirt with gold trim.
Wrestling Show 2 took place from 8:30 pm to 10:15 pm with winners in bold below.
Stephen Dutch vs Mark Briscoe
The OutRunners and Bandido vs Grizzled Young Vets and EJ Nduka
Masked Brother vs Curry Man
Lady Frost vs Thunder Rosa
An Oceanic Tournament Match was one of the evening highlights with Mo Jaboni defeating Real 1.
Tommy Billington vs Elijah
Viva Van vs Nyla Rose
Takeshita and Lance Archer vs Will Ospreay and Komander
Before The Masked Brother showed his talents in the ring, he challenged anyone who would fight him as the best masked wrestler on board. The challenge was answered by Curry Man, Christopher Daniel Covell, a retired professional wrestler. Curry Man is currently part of AEW as the Head of Talent Relations. After Curry Man defeated The Masked Brother, he thanked his fans and said he has been gone from wrestling for a long time but Chris Jericho invited him onto the cruise. He named this match as his last match and his official retirement from professional wrestling.
Only two more days of take-downs and rocking out on Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager! Stay tuned for our day three and four updates.