Back on April 3rd I finished up my Memphis Diaries participation with my final ballot. You can find my ballot here, or by searching Memphis Diaries on the site. Well a day or two ago the good people over at the Death Valley Driver Message Board released the final voting, so now for the first [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
Match # 43: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Ciclope (Nitro 11/11/96) Ultimo Dragon is at ringside for this one. This match is better than the Psicosis-Eddie stuff (Matches # 39-41) as far as opening it up early. A great mix of high spot dives and arm-oriented mat wrestling. Rey does a missile dive outside, and a [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
One night before the big HDNet debut taping, ROH kicked off a rare three-show weekend with Eliminating the Competition in Connecticut. Was it a “D-show” as Austin Aries claimed, or was the competition at least C-worthy? We’ve got our answers to this and ratings for each match on the four corneriffic Competition Meter. [display_podcast]
Monday, June 29, 2009
Match # 42: Rick Steiner vs. Chris Benoit (Nitro 10/7/96) Benoit is full heel here and really has his intensity boots on like usual. Much of the fun of the first several minutes of the match is Steiner either throwing suplexes and/or throwing Benoit a beating. A lot of big spots in ring that pop [...]
Monday, June 29, 2009
Match # 41: Eddie Guerrero vs. Psicosis (Nitro 7/22/96) This is a rematch from earlier in the set (Match # 39) so we’ll see what the difference is in this match. Can’t say the first one had too much personality, other than Eddie as the big face and Psicosis being super Lucha. Psicosis is rocking [...]
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Taped 5/29/09 Original Air Date 6/27/09
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Match # 40: Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit (Nitro 7/15/96) Cute little trick that gets me right into this one: Benoit makes the ref check Eddie’s boots for paraphernalia then attacks his occupied opponent. The kind of tricks Guerrero would use later in his career in his “cheat to win” mode.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Match # 39: Eddie Guerrero vs. Psicosis (Nitro 7/8/96) I’m realizing as I get older and see more wrestling – perhaps too much – that while I respect the art of the Lucha style, I’m not a huge fan of Lucha. I like moves within the style, but as an overall style I like less [...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Six more TV shows are in the can, and with Brian having attended the tapings as usual, we run down some of the matches and highlights to expect when they hit HDNet (spoiler-free). We also cover some health news and look ahead to preview this weekend’s Midwest double shot, featuring KENTA and Nigel McGuinness’ return [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Our latest DVD discussion focuses on Proving Ground 2009 Nights 1 & 2. Find out which new talents proved that they belong in Ring of Honor and which proved that they belong in front of small crowds in Florida. We also pay tribute to Misawa once again by bringing back the Misawa Meter. [display_podcast]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Taped 5/29/09 Original Air Date 6/20/09
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Just got home from tonight’s tapings (front row again, and in a far more comfortable position too), and with nobody to text to, here’s what went down. First big piece of news was Bryan Danielson coming out to talk to the crowd. He told everyone that he had a staph infection and couldn’t wrestle tonight, [...]
Friday, June 19, 2009
Brian is at The Arena and in his front-row seat, which is under the crane camera. He says that the sheet metal barricades have protective tape on the edges. The first taping starts at 8:00.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The king is dead, long live the king. In the latest edition of BSWH, we mourn the passing of Japanese legend Mitsuharu Misawa and discuss his influence on Ring of Honor, and celebrate the crowning of a new Ring of Honor World Champion. We also re-cap the rest of the events from last weekend’s shows [...]
Sunday, June 14, 2009
It’s time for another Ring of Honor pay-per-view DVD review, with Caged Collision next on the list. Albright’s army takes on Sweet & Sour Inc. in the cage, Nigel defends the belt against El Generico, and two-on-two becomes one-on-one-on-one-on-one. And one more thing… [display_podcast]
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Taped 5/29/09 Original Air Date 6/13/09 First of all, after being out all day, I was very much shocked to hear of the death of Mitsuharu Misawa yesterday. My heart goes out to his family and everyone at Pro Wrestling NOAH. Chris Hero, one of the many wrestlers there the night he passed, posted a [...]
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
After a couple of on-location audios, we’re back at the home bases with another edition of BSWH in which we run down the (non-spoiler) highlights from May’s HDNet tapings and Brian weighs in with his thoughts on the Saturday show. We also preview this weekend’s shows in Virginia and New York, featuring two more appearances [...]
Monday, June 8, 2009
After our first fight went to a draw, a re-match just had to happen. That’s the business, folks. Find out what happened when my Rich Franklin went toe-to-toe with Brian’s Wanderlei Silva in anticipation of the real-life versions clashing in Germany this weekend. [display_podcast]
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Taped 4/10/09 Original Air Date 6/6/09
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Ballot After 4 Disks 1. Ric Flair vs. Eddie Guerrero (Nitro 5/20/96) 2. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko (Nitro 7/8/96) 3. Bull Nakano/Akira Hokuto vs. Mayumi Ozaki/Cutie Suzuki (Nitro 11/27/95) 4. Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (Nitro 1/22/96) 5. The Road Warriors vs. The Steiner Brothers (Nitro 3/11/96)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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