Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
EVOLVE 7 Results and Comments
-Shiima Xion def. Jimmy Jacobs to start things off in a quick match.
-Silas Young def Tony Nese. Nese had a great showing! Terrific match-up!
-Johnny Gargano def. John Davis in a hard-hitting match with great psychology.
-Frightmare and Jigsaw def. Jason Gory and Facade in a high flying match-up.
-Sami Callihan def. Zack Sabre Jr via KO. It was a slobber knocker of a match! INCREDIBLE!
-Intermission was up next. They showed Larry Sweeney vs. Sal Rinaro. R.I.P Sweeney.
-Upon returning from intermission, John Davis came out to address the crowd. Said he will "not let you down again."
-AR Fox def. Rich Swan in what was arguably the match of the night!
-Chuck Taylor def. Akira Tozawa in a very good match. I'm amazed Tozawa lost this one especially since he's been on fire as of late. Tozawa has IT!
-In a tie breaker match Johnny Gargano def. Chuck Taylor after Reby Sky threw in the towel. Total BS. The crowd and everyone in the iPPV chat did not approve.
-Austin Aries def. John Moxley in his final indy match. Moxley will indeed be missed. Hope he does well in the WWE!
-COMMENTS-
EVOLVE 7 was a strong Pro Wrestling show. While I wish EVOLVE would go more of the MMA route that they started out with, the wrestling remains solid from some of the hardest working guys in the business. There were certainly no bad matches on the card. In my opinion, you had one five star match with the majority of the rest being four stars. The productions values were VERY good. At least on our end, we didn't experience any issues. It should be noted that Lenny Leonard was not on commentary. I can't recall the name of the announcer who filled in. While he wasn't bad, he certainly wasn't great either. Austin Aries helped with commentary for the first part of the show and Jimmy Jacobs during the second.
THE BOTTOM LINE: EVOLVE 7 was well worth the money! You can view the replay now on http://www.wwnlive.com
FINAL RATING:
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wrestlemania 27, TNA and more!
It takes a lot of courage to stand up for what one believes in. I think no one has ever said it better than my dear friend CodenameSailorEarth. She goes into vast detail about problems with WrestleMania 27, TNA and current mainstream wrestling and gives us a solution to the problems! A MUST WATCH!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Chris Hero talks the life of Larry Sweeney (Audio)
Chris Hero (@thechrishero) joined Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of WrestlingObserver.com today to talk about Larry Sweeney.
The following interview is being provided free by Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer. Please check out their site http://www.wrestlingobserver.com and the audio available to their members.
Jon Moxley Says He Will Acheive Greatness at EVOLVE 7 on iPPV
Jon Moxley (1-1) will take on Austin Aries (1-0) at Evolve 7. It happens April 19th live from New York City on iPPV! Other matches signed include:
- Chuck Taylor (4-2) vs. Akira Tozawa (0-0)
- Jimmy Jacobs (4-2) vs. Shiima Xion (0-0)
- Johnny Gargano (4-2) vs. Jon Davis (0-0)
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Edge Announces Retirement
The Rated-R Superstar had been suffering numbness and uncontrollable trembling in his arms and hands. This is not the first time Edge has experienced these symptoms of nueropraxia. An MRI in Atlanta last Monday was sent to Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at The Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After careful examination of the MRI, it was determined that Edge would never be cleared to compete again, and thus, he is forced to retire.
In 2003, Edge underwent a two level spinal fusion of the discs between his C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae. After being cleared to compete, The Rated-R Superstar returned to the ring, resulting in stenosis of the spine, or a narrowing of the spinal column, above and below the fused discs. This narrowing resulted in less and less of the vital fluid needed to protect the spinal cord. Medical professionals cannot clear Edge to compete ever again in WWE since doing so could result in paralysis or even death.
Larry Sweeney Passes Away At Age 29
Pro wrestling manager Alex Whybrow, who performed as Larry Sweeney for Ring of Honor and numerous American independent promotions, has died at the age of 29.
F4WOnline.com reports that he committed suicide either late last night or this morning. It is believed that he hung himself.
Whybrow suffered from bipolar disorder and had a breakdown in 2009, which he described as "the absolute worst event" of his life. He went through a long recovery process the following year.
He made sporadic appearances on the independent scene after parting ways with ROH in 2009.
Independent wrestler Chris Hero, a friend of Whybrow, commented on his passing on Twitter.
"We lost a dedicated friend and an overwhelmingly talented performer this morning," he wrote. "Alex Whybrow aka 'Sweet & Sour' Larry Sweeney has passed.
"We spent a few yrs together on the road & Alex was gifted beyond measure. He could enthrall you with colorful stories from his personal life or he could captivate thousands with his undeniable charisma. I loved him & my heart is with his family, friends & his countless fans. First he was my student & he transcended that almost immediately. I will forever cherish our in depth conversations & time spent together. Love you man. Miss you. Rest in Peace."
Source: Lords of Pain.net
Saturday, April 9, 2011
DGUSA & EVOLVE Live iPPV News
Many people called Dragon Gate USA "Mercury Rising 2011" live iPPV the best event of last weekend in Atlanta. We are pleased to say that the entire card is now available On Demand at www.WWNLive.com so you can watch it anytime before May 5th. If you already ordered it, go watch it again. If you missed it, go watch it anytime for just $14.99.
You'll see the epic DGUSA Title Match as YAMATO put the belt on the line against Austin Aries in an absolute classic. PAC and Akira Tozawa prove why they are the two most cutting-edge wrestlers on the planet with an incredible Open The Brave Gate Title Match. The Dragon Gate six man tag tradition returned with another must see bout when Blood Warriors of CIMA, Naruki Doi & Ricochet took on Ronin of Chuck Taylor, Rich Swann & Johnny Gargano. Plus, much more. Go to www.WWNLive.com for all the card info and to order.
WWNLive.com earned rave reviews for its great quality stream. WWNLive.com set a new standard in sound and picture quality with the very first iPPV. Here's what people were saying:
"To their credit, there were less technical issues than any iPPV I've seen" - Dave Meltzer in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (April 11th)
"...the video quality was excellent for this show. For their first time out doing this, I thought the whole thing came off great...the video was 100% reliable the entire evening, didn't freeze once, and delivered great picture quality....it came off like more of a professionally produced TV product." - Stuart Carapola at PWInsider.com
You'll see the epic DGUSA Title Match as YAMATO put the belt on the line against Austin Aries in an absolute classic. PAC and Akira Tozawa prove why they are the two most cutting-edge wrestlers on the planet with an incredible Open The Brave Gate Title Match. The Dragon Gate six man tag tradition returned with another must see bout when Blood Warriors of CIMA, Naruki Doi & Ricochet took on Ronin of Chuck Taylor, Rich Swann & Johnny Gargano. Plus, much more. Go to www.WWNLive.com for all the card info and to order.
WWNLive.com earned rave reviews for its great quality stream. WWNLive.com set a new standard in sound and picture quality with the very first iPPV. Here's what people were saying:
"To their credit, there were less technical issues than any iPPV I've seen" - Dave Meltzer in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (April 11th)
"...the video quality was excellent for this show. For their first time out doing this, I thought the whole thing came off great...the video was 100% reliable the entire evening, didn't freeze once, and delivered great picture quality....it came off like more of a professionally produced TV product." - Stuart Carapola at PWInsider.com
"I was blown away with WWNLive's quality of production compared to GoFightLive's presentation of ROH's iPPVs this weekend." - Sean Radican at PWTorch.com
"I can say that the on-demand picture and sound quality was top notch and far better than the viewing experiences (including on demand experiences) with Gofightlive.com" -http://maniaweekend.blogspot.
"This was easily the best quality Internet PPV that I've witnessed between the two major independent wrestling companies in the U.S." - Tony Donofrio at PWTorch.com
"I thought the production values were excellent and frankly exceeded my expectations. I think they are on to something with WWNLive and I can't wait to see some of the future cards because it can only get better." - Wes Comer at PWTorch.com
Here's what fans were saying on Twitter:
@DragonGateUSA Feed's looking great - @MachoBeard
The stream is great tonight and sound is awesome for @DragonGateUSA - @Fightsandphilip
@DragonGateUSA Awesome clarity and perfect sound so far.#DGUSA - @Sempervive
@DragonGateUSA Smooth and quality is top-notch - @MrJoeyLaw
@DragonGateUSA Definitely the IPPV was very clear and great audio. Much better than GFL's show. My opinion. - @iamawrestlinfan
@DragonGateUSA The quality of the WWNLive is better then GFL#fact - @tiagopaiva_
You can still make 20% commission off this event with the WWNLive.com Affiliate program. Go to the Affiliate section for all the info on how you can make money!!!
Go watch DGUSA "Mercury Rising 2011" now at www.WWNLive.com to get the most bang for your iPPV dollar!!!
NOTE: WWNLive.com will present the first EVOLVE live iPPV on April 19th for just $14.99. You can pre-order now. You can make money with the WWNLive.com Affiliate program by promoting EVOLVE 7 with Austin Aries vs. Jon Moxley and Akira Tozawa vs. Chuck Tayor. Go to www.WWNLive.com for info.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Four New ROH Signings
ROH officials are happy to announce that several talents have re-signed contracts and one man has signed on the dotted line for the first time!
Rhett Titus, coming off a bloody brawl at “Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter 2” against The Briscoes, has officially re-signed with Ring of Honor. A graduate of the ROH Wrestling Academy, Titus has truly broken out in the last year as a singles competitor with impressive outings against Jay Briscoe & Homicide, among others, as well as in the tag team ranks alongside All Night Express partner, Kenny King. They nearly captured the ROH World Tag Titles when The ANX took The Kings of Wrestling to the limit at the “9th Anniversary Show” and have now become embroiled in a heated rivalry with Jay & Mark Briscoe that saw much blood spilt in Atlanta last weekend. ROH is happy to have this talented young athlete officially on board, and we can also announce that both he and Kenny King will be in action when ROH returns to Dearborn & Toronto in May!
Bobby Cruise, the Voice of ROH, and Senior Official Todd Sinclair have also re-signed with Ring of Honor for the foreseeable future. For years the distinctive voice of Bobby Cruise has welcomed fans to ROH live events and introduced many a talent to the live audience. Todd Sinclair has officiated for ROH for many years as well, establishing himself as one of the best in the process, and earning the position of Senior Official. ROH would not be the same without either of these men and we are ecstatic that they will remain with Ring of Honor.
And for the first time, the powerhouse of The House Of Truth, Michael Elgin has signed a contract with Ring of Honor. Making his debut with the HoT back in November of last year, Elgin has truly established himself as a force with impressive showings against Christopher Daniels, Eddie Edwards, and El Generico just to name a few. Elgin’s combination of power & speed is sure to make him a force in the years to come here in Ring of Honor and we are excited to see what the future has in store for Michael Elgin. We can also announce that Elgin with join previously announced HoT members Christopher Daniels & Truth Martini in Dearborn & Toronto on May 6th & 7th.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Open the Ultimate Gate 2011 Results (PPV Spoilers)
1. Johnny Gargano over Jimmy Rave
2. Rich Swann over Lince Dorado, Silas Young, AR Fox, Arik Cannon and Sami Callihan (Arik & Sami left mid-way through the match in protest)
3. Brodie Lee over Stalker Ichikawa
4. Brodie Lee over Chuck Taylor
5. Open the United Gate Titles: PAC & Masato Yoshino retain over CIMA & Naruki Doi
6. Arik Cannon & Sami Callihan (The Dirty Ugly Fucks) over Dark City Fight Club
7. Jimmy Jacobs over Austin Aries; post-match Aries calls out Ronin to put them over and pass the torch. Interrupted by Blood Warriors. Back and forth on the mic before Aries attacks Ronin and claims to have found his purpose in joining Blood Warriors.
8. Bunkhouse Match; Title Shot on the Line: Akira Tozawa over Jon Moxley
9. Open the Freedom Gate Title: YAMATO over Akira Tozawa to retain
ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY
Just like the previous nights event, Dragon Gate presented another incredible show! The entire card was well paced with a short intermission about halfway through. The Open the United Gate Titles match featuring PAC and Masato Yoshino vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi had to go close to a half hour if not longer. These guys put on an incredible match-up that is well worth the cost of the upcoming pay-per-view. But if that weren't enough, Austin Aries had what was his supposed final match in Dragon Gate U.S.A vs. Jimmy Jacobs. This was an emotional match that ended with Jacobs beating Aries. Aries of course began to obligatory speech that had all of us in the crowd emotionally invested. Aries called out Ronin, putting them over. Out came Blood Warriors in what looked to be interference. But it was all a ploy to lure Ronin in. Austin Aries struck along with the rest of Blood Warriors, leaving Ronin laying. All of us in the crowd were shocked and the memorable chant of "We Got Worked" rang true throughout the crowd. Hotlanta was hot for Akira Tozawa. Jon Moxley challenges Tozawa to a bunkhouse match, saying that if he can defeat him the Freedom Gate Championship will be on the line. This was a violent match that spilled out into the crowd. Yours truly took Moxley's boot to the shoulder as he was flung over the guard rail courtesy of Tozawa. Tozawa defeated Moxley and the belt was up for grabs! Everyone in the crowd was behind Tozawa and he and Yamato put on a five star match.
Truly, Dragon Gate U.S.A here in Atlanta is something I will never forget. Both Saturday and Sunday were incredibly special and two of the best days of my life. I can only hope that Dragon Gate will come back to Atlanta in the very near future. I look forward to writing reviews for these shows when they are available on DVD. -PWDragon
Jon Moxley to WWE?
LordsofPain.net is reporting that WWE has offered Dragon Gate USA star Jon Moxley a developmental deal. Moxley was signed to DGUSA but they are releasing him with full blessings so he can sign with WWE. He finished with DGUSA over the weekend and will finish with EVOLVE on April 19th in New York City.
WWE Officially Drops The Word “Wrestling”
WWE has been distancing themselves from "wrestling" and moving towards "entertainment" since the end of the Attitude Era. The strange mentality of "Sports Entertainment" being better than "Pro Wrestling" is in some ways as silly as someone saying UFC is better than MMA. However, while "Pro Wrestling" and "Sports Entertainment" are one in the same, it has certainly become clear in recent years that there are differences. Sports Entertainment puts much more emphasis on more dialog, shorter matches and a lighter style of in-ring competition. Pro Wrestling is more focused on the (often times longer) wrestling match itself while still managing to put forth decent storylines. Matches are often times far more stiff and provide much more high-flying action. In the end though, they both take place inside a ring, surrounded by a crowd similar to how some MMA matches may take place inside an octagonal cage while others take place inside a ring.
Still, WWE continues to attempt to make "wrestling" a dirty word:
WWE officials have decided to stop using the word "wrestling" in their name. The company has issued an internal memo that the word "wrestling" is no longer to be used in any way, shape or form. From here on out, WWE's promotional material will refer to them as WWE Inc. and not World Wrestling Entertainment. This goes for everything from posters to books and commentary on WWE programming.In essence, WWE is doing what KFC did a few years back. KFC used to be "Kentucky Fried Chicken" but since its re-branding, the company now prefers to (for whatever reason) just be referred to as KFC (get the Kentucky out...?). So it seems that though there are similarities, Pro wrestling and Sports Entertainment (or WWE if you prefer) will continue to move further away from one another as time goes on. It's up to the fans to support the type of entertainment they like and I for one will put my dollars towards high-quality independent promotions such as Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate.
-PWDragon
ROH Results: Honor Takes Center Stage Night 2 – Atlanta, GA (4/2)
The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor Wrestling internet pay-per-view. The event took place on April 2nd, 2011 at the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia and aired live on GoFightLive.Tv
Tag-Team Match
Wrestling’s Greatest Tag-Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards).
Singles Match
El Generico defeated Roderick Strong.
Tag-Team Match
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) defeated The All-Night Xpress (Rhett Titus and Kenny King).
SHIMMER Tag-Team Title Match
Daizee Haze and Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and Ayumi Kurihara.
In-Ring Segment
Jim Cornette came out and offered Davey Richards a chance at Eddie Edwards’ ROH World Championship, however Davey declined and said Eddie is like a brother to him.
Singles Match
Christopher Daniels defeated Michael Elgin.
Singles Match
Tomasso Ciampa defeated “The Notorious 187″ Homicide.
Singles Match
Colt Cabana defeated Dave Taylor.
Tag-Team Match
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) defeated Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly.
Note from Wayne: Ring of Honor once again showed quality in tag-team wrestling here tonight. Briscoes and All-Night Xpress was match of the night in my opinion, followed closely by WGTT and the American Wolves. Overall a great 2 nights worth of wrestling action. Would recommend those that want to catch both shows on a replay to pay the $20, the 2 nights were really that good.
Source: Force of Wrestling
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Dragon Gate USA Results - Mercury Rising (Atlanta GA) 4/2/11
Here are the results for tonights Dragon Gate USA iPPV
-BONUS CARD-
-Sal Rinauro def. Sugar Dunkerton
-RPW Tag Team Title Match: The Usual Suspects def. Hot Like Lava
-Jimmy Rave def. Kyle Matthews
-RPW Heavyweight Title Match: J-Rod def. Bull Buchanan
Jon Moxley vs Arik Cannon
Winner via pinfall John Moxley
Winner: Jon Moxley
Reby Sky comes out with a microphone to protest the decision, and Moxley shoves Valerie Malone at Reby, leading to a catfight between them. Reby gives Valerie a DDT, but Trina Michaels takes her shoe off and knocks Reby out from behind. Moxley dips Trina and lays one on her to celebrate.
We go to a backstage promo from Austin Aries saying he doesn’t need to be here in DGUSA but wants YAMATO’s title. Aries says nothing short of unconsciousness will put him down tonight, and tonight he will become a champion.
Elimination Match: Jimmy Jacobs vs Brodie Lee vs Stalker Ichickawa vs Silas Young vs AR Fox vs Jon Davis
Stalker Ichikawa is eliminated.
AR Fox is eliminated.
Silas Young is eliminated.
Jon Davis is eliminated.
Winner: Brodie Lee
We go backstage to Arik Cannon, who says he’s been doing this for a long time, and there are nights when you win and lose, but then there are nights like tonight where you get fucked. He’s pissed off, and now it’s time to do things his way.
Masato Yoshino vs Sami Callihan
Winner Masato Yoshino
We go backstage to Jon Moxley, and he says he’s a trendsetter and everyone follows everything he does, but Austin Aries is yesterday’s news and he’ll be out of DGUSA forever after he loses tonight…FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! FOREVER! (In case you don’t know, he’s mocking an old Terry Funk promo)
Open The Brave Gate Title Match
PAC vs Akira Tozawa
Winner via pinfall PAC
We go backstage to Ronin, who say that they’re going to do the Dragon Gate six man a little different this year by proving that they belong in the ring with Blood Warriors and can beat them.
We go backstage to PAC, who simply tells Blood Warriors that they’ve got his attention, then walks off.
Open The Freedom Gate Title vs DGUSA Career
YAMATO vs. Austin Aries
Winner via pinfall YAMATO
We go backstage to Jimmy Jacobs who says sometimes he gets past the roadblocks and sometimes he doesn’t, because Brodie Lee beat him for the second time, but now he’s going to get back up tomorrow and wrestle Austin Aries in his last match in DGUSA. He says that while Aries had a hell of a match tonight, he didn’t get the job done, and tomorrow’s not going to see Aries ride off into the sunset, he’s going out with a bang and tomorrow will be his End Time.
Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann vs CIMA, Naruki Doi & Ricochet
Winners via pinfall Blood Warriors
Source: pwinsider.com
ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY
Dragon Gate USA Results – Burlington, North Carolina (4/1)
The following results are from a recent Dragon Gate USA live event. The event took place on April 1st, 2011 at the Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium in Burlington, North Carolina.
Singles Match
Brodie Lee defeated Jon Moxley.
Breakout Challenge Final
Arik Cannon defeated Jimmy Rave.
Singles Match
Sami Callihan defeated Rich Swann via Submission.
Singles Match
Naruki Doi defeated Jon Moxley.
Fatal-Four-Way Breakout Challenge Match
Arik Cannon defeated AR Fox, Facade and Shiima Xion.
Singles Match
CIMA defeated Johnny Gargano.
Fatal-Four-Way Breakout Challenge Match
Jimmy Rave defeated Jon Davis, Kyle Matthews and Sugar Dunkerton.
Tag-Team Match
Pac and Ricochet defeated Chuck Taylor and Akira Tozawa.
Source: Force of Wrestling
Ring of Honor - Honor Takes Center Stage Night 1 Results
The following results are from a recent Ring of Honor Wrestling internet pay-per-view. The event took place on April 1st, 2011 at the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia and aired live on GoFightLive.Tv
Ring Of Honor World Title Match
Eddie Edwards (c) defated “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels.
Ring Of Honor World Tag-Team Title Match
Wrestling’s Greatest Tag-Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) defeated Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) (w/Shane Hagadorn) to become the NEW ROH World Tag-Team Champions.
Final Battle 2010 Rematch
Davey Richards defeated Roderick Strong (w/Truth Martini)
Tag-Team Match
Jay and Mark Briscoe defeated Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly
Singles Match
Michael Elgin defeated El Generico
Tag-Team Match
Hiroyo Matsumoto and Ayumi Kurihara defeated Sara Del Ray and Serena Deeb
Four Corner Survival Match
Homicide defeated Tomasso Ciampa (w/Prince Nana and Princess Mia), Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana and Caleb Konley (w/Truth Martini)
Note from Wayne: If you are ordering this pay-per-view or getting the DVD, the top three matches are ones that you really should go out of your way in seeing. The tag-team match really blew me away tonight, and showed just how good a tag-team division there really is in Ring of Honor Wrestling and why World Wrestling Entertainment are missing quality tag-team wrestling that it once had pride in promoting.
Source: Force of Wrestling
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