Air Date: 14/2/16 We get some requisite Jim Smallman comedy to start the show before the first match. Big Damo and Joe Coffey vs. Dazzler Team (Darrell Allen and Earl Black Jr) vs. Sweet Jesus (Chuck Mambo and Pastor William Eaver) vs. The Origin (Dave Mastiff and Zack Gibson) Dazzler Team and Sweet Jesus started… Continue reading PROGRESS Wrestling Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures Review
Show Date: 3/1/16 ENDVR began as a showcase for members of the PROGRESS training school, aka the Pro-Jo, but as the company has grown it’s become more and more difficult to fit everyone on ENDVR shows and Chapter shows. To counteract this, ENDVR has become a place for the mid-level stars of British Wrestling and… Continue reading PROGRESS Wrestling ENDVR 14 Review
Show Date: 19/1/16 Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu Fuego and Taguchi came out dancing, and all four men danced in the ring in a cool little moment. A fun, fast paced match here with the young boys getting in a good amount of offence. Nothing special, but fun nonetheless. Fuego… Continue reading NJPW/CMLL Fantastic Mania Day 2 Review
Show Date: 17/1/16 This is the first in the annual series of joint NJPW and CMLL joint shows. There’s lots of interesting things on these shows and for a lot of people is the only time they watch lucha which is always fun. This is the first of three smaller shows that were taped for… Continue reading NJPW/CMLL Fantastica Mania Day 1 Review
Show Date: 2/1/16 Brian Cage vs. Chris Dickinson This is Dickinson’s PWG debut. What a weirdly paced match this was, it started off crazy hot with dives and all sorts of wackiness. After that things completely slowed to a crawl, and while the pace did increase again it never really got back up to the… Continue reading PWG Lemmy 2016 Review
Air Date: 3/8/16 Fight! Nation is a fairly new company that runs regular shows in the South of England. The company used to be affiliated with the NWA but have left now and started a regular YouTube show highlighting one or two matches from their recent shows. This inaugural episode starts with highlights of two… Continue reading Fight! Nation Wednesday Night Wrestling #1 Review
Air Date: 24/8/16 This is the final show of the second round. The show opens with a recap of Triple H unveiling a trophy for the winner of the tournament, if I know wrestling someone is going to get that broken over their head. Lince Dorado vs. Rich Swann (Cruiserweight Classic Second Round) This was… Continue reading WWE Cruiserweight Classic 24/8/16 Review
Air Date: 18/1/16 As part of the partnership between Big Japan and All Japan these joint shows will be produced every month as a way to highlight some of the lower card talent in both promotions. The Big Japan version of these is known as D-RIZE which will alternate with the All Japan version called… Continue reading BJW D-RIZE Vol.1 Review
Air Date: 17/8/16 The second round of the Cruiserweight Classic continues with three more matches this week, unlike the two we got last week. Jack Gallagher vs. Akira Tozawa (Cruiserweight Classic Second Round) Gallagher was incredibly over here, and completely outwrestled Tozawa in the early portions of the match. This pissed Tozawa off, who was… Continue reading WWE Cruiserweight Classic 17/8/16 Review
Show Date: 4/1/16 Big Japan started off as one of the biggest death match companies in Japan, if not the world, however in recent years they have started to push a more traditional heavyweight style alongside the more extreme matches that has been generating a lot of buzz. These heavyweights use a more realistic, manly… Continue reading BJW 4/1/16 Review
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