I tried my best at seeding but no good. Think I needed a 0.7 but only got to 0.2 after practically two days trying. Me and XWT just don't get along.
I've only seen a hand full of evolve matches ever. Davey/Ibushi which was a fun little match, Claudio/Chuck Taylor which I adored and Hero/Hidaka was insane and unlike anything you'd see on the Indys. I have to get on Hero/Fish and TJP/Sawa.
Where's the EVOLVE pack? I think it's gone, AGAIN...
Anyway:
Caprice Coleman vs. Adam Cole - **3/4 (I was really glad that the match was short, I'm not a fan of Coleman so I'm glad he did his regular moves and the match ended)
Roderick Strong vs. QT Marshall - **1/2 (It was actually fun, gotta give QT some credit because he's been solid lately)
Davey Richards vs. Cedric Alexander: ***3/4 (Wasn't ACH/Elgin, but still damn good, wasn't a fan of the ending tho)
Proving Ground Match: ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon vs. Adrenaline Rush - *** (So yeah, this match dragged like hell, the pace was weird and ACH ignored the arm work which was the biggest part of the match)
Kevin Steen vs. Rhino - **1/4 (WHY THIS WAS SO SHORT)
Mark Briscoe vs. Matt Hardy - ** (DAT Ending... Lazy booking)
No Rules: S.C.U.M. vs. Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, and BJ Whitmer - ** (GTFO, A STREET FIGHT lasting 7 minuts? Jay Lethal, same dude that kicked out of shitload of moves against Steen can't kick out from a simple and uneffective F5? really? I really wanted to give this match a DUD based on how pissed I was at the end but it's not the wrestlers fault and they did pretty good job)
ROH World Championship Match: Jay Briscoe(c) vs. Eddie Edwards - ***1/2 (Good yet unspectacular, finish came out of nowhere)
Yep...I saw it a few weeks ago and went to download it and couldn't find it. Luckily I got it this time before it was taken down (or the uploader deleted it?). Not sure why.
Yeah, I'm actually fine with QT Marshall these days. He's been one of the guys who's entertaining me much more constantly than quite a bit of others on the roster. I have no problem in saying that.
AIW JLIT 2013 day 2 part 1 ratings/review CONTAINS SPOILERS BELOW
Promos
Alexander is draining his ear while cutting a promo
RSP still looks like a truck driver
Fontaine...eh....
Fucking hate Davey Vegas hipster glasses
Ethan Page interupts Vega and procedes to be a tremendous prick
Mike Tyson used to be in Submission Squad. True Story
Donst cuts a good promo on Mickie
Ill be the one to say it...Kimber Lee needs to do porn
JOCK FUCKING SAMPSON
Ethan Page vs Davey Vega
Page hates a little kid and tells him so multiple times before flipping his hat off his head
Tornado ddt spot was different and involved use of the stage
Super ego cutter off the top ***
Marion Fontaine vs Josh Alexander
Not much to this one. Alexander is wrestling hurt **3/4
4) Sassy Stephie, Sojournor Bolt, & Jessie Belle vs Heidi Lovelace, Solo Darling, & Luscious Latasha ~ *
5) SHINE Championship Tournament Qualifier
Taylor Made vs Leva Bates ~ ***
6) SHINE Championship Tournament Qualifier
Mercedes Martinez vs Mia Yim ~ ***1/4
7) Havok's Tournament Spot On The Line
Jessicka Havok vs Portia Perez ~ ***
8) Rain vs Angelina Love ~ **3/4
~ Best all around SHINE show I've seen. Everything was consistent pardon the six woman tag. Nothing on here was "omg" type great, yet the matches all worked, the talent that has underperformed on all shows actually pulled their weight here, & it opened the door nicely for the upcoming Anniversary/Championship tournament show.
~ The constants do it again: Havok, Martinez, & Santana all were top notch per usual. I expected a stronger match between Roxx & Kay b/c their talents are good enough to do so, but it wasn't like it exactly got enough time to be anything past enjoyable & average. Biggest shock here was the main event actually being solid all around. Love had what I do consider easily her best performance of her career (mind you she's been nothing short of terrible since the 8+ years I've seen her work) so actually seeing her sell well and envoke sympathy/interest as Rain dominated was great. Their first match was so bad I was def lukewarm watching a rematch. Those ladies sure blew my expectations out of the water. Now if more SHINE main events can at least be solid, we'll be onto something.
Also finished In The Ring w/Bob Holly... Its 2hr 30mins long which is OK i guess.. Its sorta different from other In The Rings that I've seen as he is much more vocal and doesn't go through a match with them all probably because only 4 people turned up. Sami Callihan was one of the guys in the ring training with Holly so that made it interesting. Worth a look if your happy to spend the time.
16 Carat Gold 2008 looks fucking incredible. What a lineup on every single show, jesus.
ROH on HDNet Volume 3 is up on XWT right now. It should really be grabbed cause it's the best edition of the series I've seen thus far. Davey/Generico, Aries/Strong, Aries/Danielson, McGuinness/Black, Briscoes/Steenerico, and TWO quality KENTA matches.
ROH on HDNet Volume 3 is up on XWT right now. It should really be grabbed cause it's the best edition of the series I've seen thus far. Davey/Generico, Aries/Strong, Aries/Danielson, McGuinness/Black, Briscoes/Steenerico, and TWO quality KENTA matches.
It did I just didnt watch it.. Something about Jimmy Olsen wrestling a 3 Way Cage Match just didnt peak any interest...
AIW The End of the World
1. Louis Lyndon vs Josh Alexander
**3/4
2. Allysin Kay vs Kobald
**3/4
3. Chuck Taylor vs Davey Vega
***
4. Chris Dickinson vs Colin Delaney
***1/4
5. The Batiri vs Irish Airborne
***
6. NIXON vs Eddie Kingston & Johnny Gargano
***1/2
7. AR Fox vs Ethan Page
***1/2
8. Hope & Change vs Youthanazia
**1/2
9. Tim Donst vs Eric Ryan
**1/4
If theres any reason to buy the show Seleziya is probably one of those reasons... That and Chris Dickinson has improved a fair bit tbh. Far better now than he was in JAPW..
CZW Best of the Best 12
1. Jonathan Gresham vs Caleb Konley vs Biff Busick
**
2. Alex Reynolds vs Shane Hollister vs Tommy End
***1/4
3. Alex Colon vs Rich Swann vs Shane Strickland
***
Actually your right KC... Now that I actually think more JAPW made everyone look like shit so theres that.
(Oh for anyone wondering by the way I only use my computer like once a week these days so thats why all my reviews come at the one time)
Chikara Watchmaker
1. Eddie Graves vs Oliver Grimsly
*1/2
2. Ophidian & The Batiri vs Soldier Ant & The Colony X-Treme Force
**1/4
3. Hallowicked vs Jakob Hammermeier
**3/4
4. assailANT vs Mr Touchdown
***1/4
5. Jigsaw & The Shard vs Fire Ant & Mike Quackenbush
***3/4
6. Archibald Peck vs Tim Donst
***1/4
7. 3.0, Dasher Hatfield, Gran Akuma & Green Ant vs F.I.S.T. & The Devastation Corporation
***
Jigsaw & The Shard must continue as a team... That and I'm really upset that with the death of Chikara comes the lack of Scarlett Bordeaux as a regular on the Podcast agogo.
I had a ton of fun with the Jerry Lynn farewell AAW match. Tied for MOTN with Callihan vs Hollister for me. That show collectively was pretty solid despite ACH vs Del Sol being very bad. Last AAW shows to follow it were really poor. Hoping Day of Defiance can be stronger overall. Callihan vs Hollister III has gotten nothing but strong praise across the board.
4. Round 1 - INTERNATIONAL PANES OF GLASS DEATHMATCH: DJ Hyde vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
***1/4
5. SCAFFOLD MATCH: Drake Younger vs. Devon Moore
**
6. Semi-Finals - FANS BRING THE WEAPONS DEATHMATCH: Ron Mathis vs. Scotty Vortekz
*
7. Semi-Finals – LIGHTTUBE DEATHMATCH: Danny Havoc vs. Takumi Tsukamoto
**3/4
8. Drew Gulak vs. Chris Dickinson
N/A
9. FINALS – 444 LIGHTTUBES DEATHMATCH: Scotty Vortekz vs. Danny Havoc
This was great, good decision they booked these two into the Finals, it added a lot of fuel to the Nation/Dragons feud. Scotty’s previous matches were shit, but he made up in the Finals, awesome daredevil performance, and almost the same goes for Havoc, but at least he had the decent Semis with Tsukamoto. Anyway, this was sick and violent as expected, with nice “big match feel” and few legit HOLY FUCK moments. The right guy won too.
****
Last year’s TOD was much better overall, but this one had better Finale, Vortekz/Havoc was a damn good match. This show needed some MASADA and Tremont, that’s for sure. First time seeing Chris Dickinson, and yeah, the dude seems legit, I have a feeling he’s gonna be great in CZ-DUB. Sami’s farewell was terrible, and I didn’t care for it at all. Also, BJW’s baby Tsukamoto showed and proved he’s the deathmatch future and that he’s better than entire CZW, even at the early stage of his career. DJ announcing the TOD 13 theme had me marking out, bro. :mark:
Whole event seemed to lack something, if not fun at the heart of it. Sure as heck worth it for the finals at least. I was into that one all the way. Insanity seeing all those lighttubes in the ring when it began. Damn near think every single one was used too. Those tough, sick bastards.
Don't know why the Callihan farewell went the way it did. Very dumb. A different light-hearted approach could have been better.
I should also mention that Sami is leaving indy scene just when I got bored with him. I love his ringwork to death, but him, his character, presence and all that "going to WWE" jazz is just too much of a hype, and I'm just like "just leave already".
I thought Sami's last CZW match was against DJ. Dunno if that was just me though but I really lost his final CZW appearance was against DJ Hyde. The post-match promo and all made it look that way.
Glad to see that I'm not the only one that thinks that Tsukamoto will definitely be the future of deathmatch wrestling.
Next year's TOD should be crazy good, or at least crazy.
I'm already anticipating the match ups for next year and how the brackets will work. Probably inter-promotional the entire tournament through. I'm digging the CZW vs BJW theme. (Y)
TOD 13 should be insane. I can't wait to see who they bring in. I haven't seen it yet, but I read that DJ told Tsukamoto to "Bring Kasai and Ito with him". I'd love to see them both come over, along with Takashi Sasaki.
Estimated Attendance: 300
Pre-show match: Vaughn Alexander defeats Mark May
Drake Younger defeats Trik Davis with Drake’s Landing in the opener. Drake was a surprise on the show.
Drake Younger declares he will defend his TPI crown in September.
Kongo Kong pins three men: Dale Patricks, American Kickboxer 2, and Jonathan Crane
Kong killed a referee after the match.
Jonathan Gresham defends his Zero One Jr. title over Tarek the Great with a low blow.
Hy Zaya challenges Gresham for the championship on July 20.
Reed Bentley defeats Zach Gowen with a vicious forearm.
Trik Davis joins Bentley in a beatdown of Gowen. Jimmy Jacobs makes the save but gets low blowed for his trouble.
Mark Wolf, Michael Todd Stratton, Ox Harley, and Phoenix versus Suicide Kid, Harry Palmer, Corporal Robinson, and Nate Webb became a four way tag match. Harley and Stratton won over Robinson and Phoenix, Webb and Kid, Wolf and Palmer. Kong attacked Robinson on the outside of the ring.
Ian Rotten announced Mark Wolf and Harry Palmer versus Suicide Kid and Dustin Rhodes for July 20.
Jack Thriller pinned Chrisjen Hayme in a six way match after a superkick. HyZaya, Kevin Douglas, Hamrick, and Sheik Khan Abadi were also involved in the match.
Stratton attacks Thriller after the match.
Devon Moore defeats Jimmy Jacobs in a non-title match. Bentley and Davis provided a distraction.
Jacobs was being beaten down by Bentley and Davis. Gowen makes the save, and a tag team match is made for July 20.
Ian and Axl Rotten defeat Peter B. Beautiful and Simon Sezz. Hardcore match with all kinds of weapons including steel chairs and staple guns.
The Hooligans of Mason and Devin Cutler defeat Manimal and Bill the Butcher.
Chuey Martinez defeat Ruben Steel in a barefoot thumbtack match.
Ian Rotten and Simon Sezz were signed for a barbed wire match for July 20.
What else do you expect from Ian? Honestly, I don't see this incarnation of IWA Mid South lasting either. The attendance was 300, but how many of those will stay and didn't just go because it's IWA Mid South and they liked it back in the day? Ian's probably the shadiest known promoter (With the exception of Rob Black). He was actually promoting a KOTDM show back in March, had to postpone it for April, and just never gave any updates. I also remember something named Kings Of Carnage or something that IWA Midwest was going to do in October that never happened which led to this KOTDM being announced if I recall correctly.
I don't see that happening. Plus I think JLIT seems to be taking over for that style of tournament.I'm not sure if Ian trying really matters since his "trying" is looking to be complete crap. SABU VS WHITMER. It is 2013.And the Rotten's were in a tag match. Maybe it can be a vehicle for Reed Bentley who my friend keeps telling me is good.
Reed could be very good. Hes still new to wrestling but everything ive seen from him has been decent.
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