After a bit of a hiatus for the ROH and BSWH crews, we’re just one day away from ROH’s Canadian debut, and we’re all over it, starting with our audio preview. We also do our best to preview the barely-announced Saturday PPV taping in Detroit and discuss some other news. Be sure to [...]
Friday, July 25, 2008
Our international correspondent Erik Launiainen was on the scene for Ring of Honor’s Canadian debut at the Ted Reeve Arena. 1) Chris Hero defeated Ruckus. Erik reports that the crowd is “super easy.”
Sunday, July 20, 2008
1.13.08 KENTA/Ishimori vs Marufuji/Aoki (NOAH) The first stop on my look at any possible Match of the Year Candidates (MOTYC from here on out).This match didn’t get huge buzz, but for almost the first two months of the year this was considered a pace setter. Besides, anything over 3 ½ stars or considered Very Good by [...]
Friday, July 18, 2008
Oct 2004 CM Punk vs Brian Danielson (IWA-MS) Punk is actually the World Heavyweight Champion as of this writing in the WWE. Wow! Danielson is rumored to be going to the WWE. Both have been two of my all-time favorites from this decade’s crop of indy talent. I felt it was time to take a [...]
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Match # 32: Adrian Street vs Chris Adams (10/10/84) All these years and I have never seen an Adrian Adonis match. I know the gimmick – psychologically manipulative, egocentric heel with a subservient female valet. Except he’s gay and she’s his “fag hag”. Gorgeous George did it in the 50’s; Adonis in [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
Here are some more details to fill in what happened yesterday… Louden Noxious was the ring announcer throughout the night. As already listed on ChikaraPro.com, he plugged the next Chikara shows being in Reading, PA on Aug. 9th and Philadelphia on Aug. 10th. Also announced were the dates for Chikara’s big Midwest debut: Sept 20th in [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
Carlos Lopez gives his take on the TNA live PPV experience: From Houston, TX at the TNA Victory Road PPV. Here’s how it went down: Got to the arena at 5:00 CT (I thought traffic was going to be worse than it actually was.) Outside the arena, they were papering the place for an event that [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
This is just a taste of the great time I had at Chikara’s Young Lion’s Cup this year. Go over to Smart Mark and grab all three DVDs. It’s worth it.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Brian Streleckis is LIVE down in South Philly for tonight’s Chikara card. We’ll have results shortly after 4pm, with small interruption (limited) until the card is over. Check back often: 7.13.08 Chikara: Tragedy & Triumph 1.) Eddie Kingston defeats Lince Dorado with the Backfist to the Future. Short, but heated, affair. 2.) Ultimo Breakfasts defeats Jimmy Olsen when [...]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Hello everyone. My name is Carlos Lopez, and I am the newest member of the PW Chronicle family. Johnny P has asked me to come aboard and share my knowledge about Lucha Libre with the Chronicle readers. But, before we delve into the subject, I’d like to share a little about myself [...]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Brian & Steve kick off this week’s show by running down the results from last weekend’s Battle For Supremacy. Then, with one of Chicago’s favorite sons is on top of the wrestling world, we take a break from the ROH talk to discuss CM Punk’s shocking world title win. Finally, another one of [...]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
3.7.08 Brian Danielson vs Mike Quackenbush (WXW Germany) This isn’t Afa the Wild Samoan’s promotion, or I’d be walking to that show. This is Westside Xtreme Wrestling in Germany, where an ocean would interrupt my walking. They wrestle out of a nightclub and the fans are all standing up against the ring itself. They slap [...]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Lost and never posted, we’ve finally unearthed John Philapavage’s Match of the Year - just missed list. The first half of the year can be found here. The second half, for the first time, is below
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
I’m gonna break down the fourth wall and let everyone know that hasn’t figured it out - the Mid South 80s ballot and review ended last night at midnight. I was one of dozens who participated, and while we are at Match # 30 on the site, in actuality I’ve watched and judged all 150 [...]
Monday, July 7, 2008
9.22.01 Brian Danielson vs Low Ki vs Scoot Andrews vs Christopher Daniels (Note: This is the second of two reviews I’m doing as a show of respect to my friend and site contributor Gene Boyer. Not only is Gene a great friend of mine who sent me both matches, but he’s also been an inspiration in [...]
Monday, July 7, 2008
2.16.85 Dick Murdoch vs Barry Windham This is the first of a double Gene Boyer special. Gene sent me a match – a year or more ago – to do a review when he first started contributing here. It was one of his favorite all time matches from early on in the decade. Having all the [...]
Monday, July 7, 2008
Match # 30: Butch Reed vs Skip Young 9/23/84 I’m at a loss as to who Young is, but Reed was deep into a major heel run in Mid South by this print. This is a solid NOTHING match. That’s right – solid, yet nothing. Reed is a good, but not great, heel. [...]
Friday, July 4, 2008
10.15.04 Generation Next vs Second City Saints (ROH) This feud is fueled by two things. Punk’s face turn and alliance with the legendary Ricky Steamboat, and their collective issue with the young upstart Generation Next faction. Secondary feud comes to us in the way of Jimmy Jacobs and Alex Shelly via IWA-MS. It continues here, as [...]
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Taped a week ago… and timely brought to you a week late vias server problems and life. This week Gene and John talk MMA. They babble brightly about the TUF Finale of UFC and touch on Affliction and Lorrenzo Ferttita’s new full time job. Not to long a show, so you can stomach us even [...]
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
10.19.07 Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness (ROH – Non-title) This match happened after their great match at Driven PPV in June (though their match was in Philly), but before their famed double-turn match at the Sixth Anniversary in Feb. ’08. Nigel has just won the ROH World Title, but this is not a title match. It’s [...]
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