Impressions on Wrestling

Here it is, after the long wait... Episode #3.  This is admittedly a wacky show, but we had fun with it and it was late at night, so please forgive us.  Lars and I are joined by our special guest, Matthew Jacoby, who brings some fun stuff to the table.  So sit back and check out the show! Download this episode (right click and save)

Wow! What a show!  This was one of my most anticipated shows this year, and boy, did it deliver!  The big matches delivered and so did everyone on the undercard.  Seriously, wow. The show took place in a sold out Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.  I will say this, the worst part of the show was the crowd towards the end of the show.  For the last two matches, they just cheered at select spots instead of truly getting it going.  Weird. Anways, let's break this mother down! Opening Segment-  They opened the show with Bullet Club cutting a promo. Karl Anderson introduced the IWGP Champion, AJ Styles. Styles said that there were no followers in Bullet Club, they all lead.  This brought out Kazuchika Okada, the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, who got in Bullet Club's face since they screwed him at Wrestling Dontaku 2014. Styles stated that he was busy with Elgin tonight, which then brought out Michael Elgin.  Elgin stated that he thought he'd be facing Okada tonight, so he wa

Just wanted to give my quick thoughts on the first of two joint ventures between Ring of Honor and NJPW. Last Night's show, Global Wars, took place at the Ted Reeves Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Cananda.  It was a pretty decent show so let's break it down. 1.) Michael Bennett vs. ACH This was a fine opener, but it wasn't a thrilling match.  ACH got a few nice spots in, but there was never any doubt in the fan's minds on who was winning.  Bennett has a big match against Tanahashi on Saturday, so Bennett needed to look good.  Mission accomplished.   Rating : ** 2.) Michael Elgin vs.  Takaaki Watanabe Similar situation to the first match where Elgin needed to look good before he faces AJ Styles for the IWGP Championship this weekend.  There were some fun moments, but again this was never in doubt. Rating : ** 3.)  The Decade vs. Red Dragon vs. The Briscoe Brothers The Briscoes won in a fairly short but fun matchup.  Red Dragon has a match coming up with the Young

I just wanted to do a quick breakdown of my thoughts on the show last night.  Overall, I enjoyed the show. That being said, there were a few things I did not care for.  Let's break it down! Pre-Show--- WeeLC: El Torito vs. Hornswoggle: This worked for me as a comedy special attraction.  The second half of this match really got over with the crowd at the IZOD Center.  Good for these guys to put on a fun show. Rating : *** Match #1: Swagger vs. RVD vs. Cesaro This was a fun match and had the crowd going.  The finish was terrifying with Rob cutting his face on the trash can.  This was a nice win for Cesaro, and I hope he can move on soon. Rating: *** Match #2: R-Truth and Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev: Squashtastic. Plain and simply a quick and painless match that felt kind of pointless.  Rusev looks strong, and R-Truth continues to ruin Xavier Woods.   Rating : * Match #3: Bad News Barrett vs. Big E Langston (C) for the Intercontinental Championship: This w

Tonight is the night for Extreme Rules.  This is WWE's follow-up to Wrestlemania XXX and this could be a heck of a show.  Let's do a brief breakdown of each match and give predictions... shall we? (Pre-show)  WeeLC Match El Torito vs.  Hornswoggle This could be the strangest match in quite some time, but also a big surprise. El Torito is a very talented mini wrestler from Mexico and Hornswoggle has taken some big bumps over the years. This match could be entertaining, especially in the pre-show.  This could be also be bad, depending on how the handle it... but forget that, let's just enjoy the fact that two talented mini wrestlers are getting a spot to perform on a big stage. Prediction : El Torito R-Truth and Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev This is gonna be quick.  I'm happy that Xavier Woods is getting a PPV paycheck, but I'm sad he's stuck with R-Truth in undercard hell.  Rusev is getting support from the WWE brass and has a decent l