Get your weekend off to an early start with a brand-spankin’ new episode of BSWH, featuring Brian’s review of the live experience at ROH Homecoming 2012. We also cover a variety of news across the Ring of Honor spectrum, including thoughts on recent and upcoming Sinclair TV shows. [display_podcast]
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Continuing our discussion from Part 1, we re-cap the four matches from the second half of ROH Final Battle 2011, including discussions of the Tag Team and World Championship pictures heading into 2012. We also briefly preview next weekend’s television tapings and provide a run-down of what to expect from the next few weeks of [...]
Saturday, December 31, 2011
On the final day of 2011, we take an in-depth look at ROH’s final show of 2011. UNR’s Cal Burnside joins us to provide a live perspective to our 90-minute discussion of the Final Battle iPPV. In Part 1, we run down the first four matches on the card, including the Steen-Corino brawl and the [...]
Friday, December 23, 2011
The show actually started on time, but with a slight hitch as the “This is Ring of Honor” video came up just as Kevin Kelly was introducing the show. The show started with Jim Cornette doing an intro in the ring and touting the business success of the show. The Sinclair executive in attendance spoke [...]
Monday, December 5, 2011
ROH trots out the Death Before Dishonor name for the 9th time and the Ladder War match for the 3rd time in our latest DVD. Among the discussion topics: A half-assed DVD production, a full-on crimson mask (and a meter to match), and much more. And when you finish listening, be sure to get in [...]
Saturday, November 19, 2011
There’s no escaping our latest DVD review as we head to Charlotte and brave the not-so-friendly confines of the steel cage for No Escape. In addition to Generico and Strong inside the cage, the Briscoes and All Nights are also locked up, and the Wolves and Future Shock are locked in an awesome battle. All [...]
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Match #135: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (8/29/89) There first two matches of the year are both in my top 40, the 2/23/89 match in my top ten. They hook up one more time. Next.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Match #134: Joe Malenko vs. Masa Fuchi (7/28/89) Joe knows mat holds. Fuchi is one of the best mid card juniors from 80s All Japan. They hook it up and I watch.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Match #133: Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (7/15/89) A young Kobashi, future legend of the 90s, is thrown into a tag with the All Japan 80s legends.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Match #132: Joe & Dean Malenko vs. Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (7/15/89) A bit of American flavor hits Japan as the technical wizards of the Malenko family take on Southern tag team the Fantastics.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Match #131: Joe Malenko vs. Dean Malenko (7/11/89) Brother versus brother in a technical bout.
Monday, November 7, 2011
In Part 2, we try to keep our heads amidst the Tag Team Turmoil, and hop on the bandwagon to talk about a big night for the Bravados and many of ROH’s other young gentlemen. [display_podcast]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Bockwinkel vs Robinson got bumped up several slots after I realized I slightly under-rated it. Ballot After 12 Disks 1. Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86) 4 ¾ stars and 9.6/10 2. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Ric Flair (6/8/83) 4 ¾ stars and 9.5/10 3. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada vs. [...]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Disk 12 Rankings 1. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89) 4 ½ stars and 8.7/10 2. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (2/23/89) 4 ¼ stars and 8.5/10 3. Yoshiaki Yatsu & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Genichiro Tenryu (1/22/89 TV) 3 ½ stars and 7.3/10 4. Masa Fuchi [...]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #130: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Toshiaki Kawada (6/8/89) Fun little match as Hansen has the unlikely partner in Kawada to take on the established Jumbo/Yatsu team.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #129: Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu (6/5/89) This is the match that was pegged as the consensus favorite to take #1 going into the decade review. Lets see if this holds up to that standard.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #128: Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki vs. Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (6/5/89) After the previous six man, Footloose takes on Furnas/Kroffat in a straight up tag affair.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #127: Dan Spivey, Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (5/21/89) The Revolution crew takes on Spivey and the Canadians.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #126: Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki (5/20/89) We’re in for a war, and I’ll give you a penny if you can figure out which team is going to be selling for most of this.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Match #125: Stan Hansen vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (4/16/89) Their 4/86 match was a disappointing double countout. Hansen too the 7/86 match in an improvement that still didn’t blow me away. 10/86 they really hit their stride, as Jumbo beat Hansen in twenty minutes. Now they meet again in 1989, older, wiser, and meaner. Oh yeah, [...]
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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