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Post by randomone on Jul 12, 2014 20:24:39 GMT -6
Ok, so Pro Wrestling Guerilla is having their annual Battle of Los Angeles on August 29, 30 & 31 in Reseda California. Don't know how many guys here are familiar with PWG, but it's hands down the best Indy promotion & I highly suggest watching their YouTube previews of shows & buying DVDs. This is the lineup for the 24 man tournament
Night 1 First Round Matches
Drew Gulak vs Kyle O'Reilly
AR Fox vs Brian Cage
Biff Busick vs Roderick Strong
Michael Elgin vs Tommaso Ciampa
Trevor Lee vs Cedric Alexander
AJ Styles vs Curt Hawkins (Brian Myers)
Non Tournament Matches
Mount Rushmore (Adam Cole & The Young Bucks) vs Best Friends of Low Moral Fiber (Kenny Omega, Chuck Taylor & Trent?)
Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) vs Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann & Ricochet) vs The Worlds Cutest Tag Team (Joey Ryan & Candice Larae)
Thats only night f'n one!!
Night 2 First Round Matches
ACH vs. Kenny Omega
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Adam Cole
Trent? vs. Rich Swann
Chuck Taylor vs. Johnny Gargano
Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) vs. Chris Hero
Ricochet vs. Chris Sabin
Non Tournament Matches
Bad Influence vs The Young Bucks
Drew Gulak & Biff Busick vs Michael Elgin & Brian Cage
Night 3 is the Quarter/Semis/Finals of the BOLA tournament.
F'N hell, I wish I lived in California. These shows are an Indy wrestling fans dream.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 12, 2014 20:45:19 GMT -6
PWG is outstanding and BOLA is definitely a who's who on the indys.
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 12, 2014 21:13:03 GMT -6
Indy wrestling has the ability to be huge right now. AAW is just one of the promotions that's figured it out. Hell, they're trying to get big shooters like Woodridge Ryan and a Drop In to promote their shit. They MUST have figured it out.
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Post by randomone on Jul 12, 2014 21:37:39 GMT -6
I'm so bummed that the Indy wrestling boom ended in my area a few years ago. There's still shows every so often, but just isn't like it used to be. It seems guys like Elgin, Cole, The Bucks, Steen all started getting big when it wrapped up in my town. Bummer.
On a plus side though seeing guys from 2003-2008 like Punk, Daniels, Hero, Cesaro, Jimmy Jacobs, Corino, Low-Ki & the first 5 years of Tyler Black isn't too shabby of a consolation.
Curt Hawkins vs AJ Styles though. In one night Hawkins gets a better match than he did his entire last 3 years combined in WWE (his matches with Trent were really the last IMO) Hope they tear the house down.
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Post by jwid on Jul 12, 2014 22:35:24 GMT -6
I wish indy wrestling had boomed up here in the frozen Norths of Dakota ever. In the past 2 years we've got 1 WWE house show and 1 TNA house show... it's rough
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 20:54:56 GMT -6
ROH is on here in about 5 minutes. Does everyone get this on Sunday nights or is it just my affiliate showing old tape?
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 13, 2014 20:55:46 GMT -6
Not on in Chicago.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 20:56:58 GMT -6
Its buried on one of my non HD stations but its been on here for a few years....which is pretty cool.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 21:07:50 GMT -6
Weird....they are doing something with New Japan Wrestling so they are opening the show with a tag match........crowd was digging them.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 13, 2014 21:22:47 GMT -6
How was the Bullet Club video and tag match?
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 21:26:27 GMT -6
The Bullet Club was pounding silver bullets in the video. The match was pretty good. The fans love these NJW guys.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 13, 2014 21:33:19 GMT -6
The junior heavyweight tag title match was supposedly great.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 21:34:22 GMT -6
AJ just about broke someones neck. These NJW guys seem very technically sound. AJ had a pretty sweet finish though.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 21:35:41 GMT -6
The junior heavyweight tag title match was supposedly great. I think the first match was some of the NJW vets putting on a show. The guy in the full suit and mask was 50 yrs old. |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 13, 2014 21:36:53 GMT -6
I think the title match is next.
Young Bucks vs. Forever Hooligans vs. Someone else
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 13, 2014 21:45:49 GMT -6
you are correct. this match is just about to start
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Post by randomone on Jul 28, 2014 12:39:48 GMT -6
So the 11th Anniversary Show was this past weekend for PWG & the main event was The Young Bucks vs Joey Ryan & Candice Lerae in a Guerilla Warfare match for the tag titles. This pic was worth posting.
The Bucks put tacks in Joey Ryan's mouth & superkicked him in the face. Candice also bled, a lot. The Bucks had tacks on their boots & superkicked her in the face. Pretty crazy. Candice & Joey won the tag titles.
Velvet Sky posted a tweet about ladies needing to stop carving themselves up or something along those lines. Pretty obvious she's talking about Candice, but she kinda denied it. I don't know, I'm kinda for it, it's not like she's Ric Flair & bleeding every time out. She's done it before & the feud with The Bucks has been going on for months. This was clearly the end of it. People would expect Joey to be the one busted, but out of the 4 people involved, it was Candice.
Can't wait to see the whole show though.
Also Trent? blew out his knee pretty bad & will need surgery according to his Twitter. So the Best Friends team with he & Chuck Taylor wont be happening for a while, which is a bummer.
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 28, 2014 12:47:08 GMT -6
I don't need women bleeding to be entertained. Take that as you will.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 28, 2014 13:05:41 GMT -6
I don't need women bleeding to be entertained. Take that as you will. Eww. Sick dude. |
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 28, 2014 13:47:52 GMT -6
I don't need women bleeding to be entertained. Take that as you will. Eww. Sick dude. All kidding aside, I think I'd be very uncomfortable with a woman blading, eating tacks, etc. Like X-Pac change the channel uncomfortable. |
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Aug 26, 2014 16:09:33 GMT -6
Kevin Steen's Farewell speech from July.
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Post by November KS on Aug 27, 2014 10:46:34 GMT -6
I didn't know where to stick this: The following press release was sent out today: EL REY NETWORK AND MARK BURNETT’S ONE THREE MEDIA ANNOUNCE PRODUCTION START ON ‘LUCHA UNDERGROUND’ Hour-Long Weekly Series, Shooting in Los Angeles, To Feature Five ‘Luchadores’ From Popular Lucha Libre AAA Franchise Premiering Wednesday, October 8th at 8:00 PM ET/PT, High-Octane Series Anchors New Night of Original Unscripted Programming Austin, TX– August 27, 2014 – El Rey Network puts its spin on lucha with “Lucha Underground”, an original action-packed series from Emmy Award®-winning producer Mark Burnett’s One Three Media. Production will begin on September 6th in front of a live audience in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The character-driven, freestyle wrestling series is set to debut Wednesday, October 8th at 8:00 pm ET/PT. On August 17th in Mexico City in conjunction with the TripleMania XXII produced by Lucha Libre AAA El Rey Network revealed the names of five Luchadores joining “Lucha Underground” directly from Lucha Libre AAA. They are: Blue Demon, Jr, son of the legendary original Blue Demon and is the first Mexican and the second masked wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship; Sexy Star, who has held the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship and FILL Women’s Wrestling Championship; Fenix, the inaugural AAA Fusión Champion (March 2013) has also wrestled in Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Wave; Drago is a dead dragon, a character brought back to life as an immortal being, to protect La Parka in the last fight against his enemies; and Pentagon Jr. who has spread terror and fear in his adversaries without exception since his introduction in the 2012 War of the Titans. Additional Luchadores will be announced shortly. “Not since ‘The Contender’ premiered has a new series combined this level of drama and athletic competition.” said executive producer Mark Burnett. “Our Luchadores are fantastic, the action will be intense – and this season is just the beginning.” Scott Sassa, El Rey Network’s Vice Chair, said: “The ‘Lucha Underground’ franchise is perfect for El Rey Network. It features good versus evil, intense action, humor, drama, great characters and most important great stories from two of the best storytellers in the business- Mark Burnett and Robert Rodriguez. It’s the perfect time and they are the perfect team to bring lucha to America.” Currently, Lucha Libre’s colorful world of freestyle wrestling is a huge draw in its home country of Mexico with over 85% of television audiences tuning into the high-flying antics of this popular franchise. Each week “Lucha Underground” will bring drama, excitement and action to U.S. audiences as the masked heroes and villains battle it out in the ring for wrestling supremacy. “Lucha Underground” is produced by One Three Media in association with FactoryMade Ventures for El Rey Network. Executive producers are Mark Burnett, Eric Van Wagenen (also showrunner) and Brian Edwards of One Three Media; Dorian Roldán from Lucha Libre AAA; Alejandro Garcia and Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro; El Rey Network co-founder Robert Rodriguez; and FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa. The series will be distributed internationally by One Three Media. Read more: wrestlingnews.co/more-details-on-aaas-new-united-states-lucha-underground-show/#ixzz3BbzKKUxg |
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Post by randomone on Aug 30, 2014 12:45:28 GMT -6
Night 1 of PWGs Battle of Los Angeles is in the books. Here's what happened.
1. TJ Perkins pinned Bobby Fish in a first-round match.
2. Roderick Strong over Biff Busick in a first-round match.
3. Trevor Lee beat Cedric Alexander in a first-round match.
4. Candice LeRae & Joey Ryan defeated Inner City Machine Guns (Ricochet & Rich Swann) and Kazarian & Christopher Daniels to retain the PWG Tag Titles.
5. Michael Elgin over Tommaso Ciampa in a first-round match.
6. AJ Styles beat Brian Myers in a first-round match.
7. Kyle O'Reilly submitted Drew Gulak in a non-title first-round match.
8. Chuck Taylor, Kenny Omega, & Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated Adam Cole and The Young Bucks.
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Post by randomone on Aug 31, 2014 10:12:28 GMT -6
Night 2 of PWG BOLA results... 1. Candice LeRae beat Rich Swann in a first-round match
2. Johnny Gargano over Chuck Taylor in a first-round match
3. Ricochet pinned Chris Sabin in a first-round match
4. ReDRagon defeated Drew Gulak and Biff Busick
5. Matt Sydal over Chris Hero in a first-round match
6. Zack Sabre, Jr. beat Adam Cole in a first-round match
7. Kenny Omega pinned ACH in a first-round match 8. The Young Bucks defeated Bad Influence
And this happened in the main event. Amazing. 
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Post by randomone on Sept 1, 2014 9:08:15 GMT -6
Final night of PWG Battle of Los Angeles results
Quarterfinal Round: Johnny Gargano d. Candice LeRae via Hurts Donut
Quarterfinal Round: Ricochet d. TJ Perkins via Benadryller
Quarterfinal Round: Trevor Lee d. Michael Elgin via small package
Quarterfinal Round: Kenny Omega d. Matt Sydal via electric chair driver
Quarterfinal Round: Roderick Strong d. AJ Styles via disqualification
Quarterfinal Round: Kyle O’Reilly d. Zack Sabre, Jr. via triangle choke
*Roderick Strong attacks O’Reilly after the match, knocking him out of the tournament. Strong advances to the finals
The Young Bucks and Adam Cole d. ACH, Chris Sabin, and Brian Myers via spike tombstone on ACH
Semifinal Round: Johnny Gargano d. Trevor Lee via Garga-No Escape
Semifinal Round: Ricochet d. Kenny Omega via Benadryller
Chris Hero, Joey Ryan, Chuck Taylor, Rich Swann, and Willie Mack d. Biff Busick, Drew Gulak, Cedric Alexander, Bobby Fish, and Tommaso Ciampa when Swann pins Fish after a frog splash
Final Round: Ricochet d. Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles.
Willie Mack also gave his farewell speech because he has indeed signed a developmental deal & is going to NXT. Super happy for him & hopefully he gets a chance down there.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 1, 2014 9:47:23 GMT -6
Ricochet winning was pretty cool.
AS usual, BOLA was a great 3 night card.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 8, 2014 9:05:18 GMT -6
Lucha Underground Taping Results (SPOILERS) – Two Episodes Taped, Including Several Big Names In Action!
Bill Pritchard
September 8, 2014
The following are quick results from the first and second episodes of Lucha Underground on the El Rey network. Several notable names worked the tapings under new identities, and their real name or most well-known names are noted below:
Source: PWInsider
Episode 1 (Scheduled to air 10/8)
Dark: Famous B defeated B-Boy.
Dark Match: Mil Muertes (Ricky Banderas under a mask) defeated Magnificent Martin (Casaus).
Episode One:
The Lucha Underground head came out and said that he has $100,000 for whoever impresses him the most tonight.
Blue Demon Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero in a match described as having some “rough spots”
The Son of Havoc (Matt Cross) defeated Sexy Star in a male vs. female bout.
Johnny Mundo (John Morrison) defeated Prince Puma (Ricochet). They were then attacked and laid out by The Crenshaw Crew, Lil Cholo, Ricky Reyes and Ezekiel Jackson (who will all have new names). The promoter said he was impressed by them.
Episode 2 (Scheduled to air 10/15)
Dark Match:
Shawn Hernandez defeated Ricky Mandell.
The Crenshaw Crew came out and cut a promo. Prince Puma and John Mundo hit the ring and attacked them, leading to….
Prince Puma & Johnny Mundo defeated Ricky Reyes & ‘Lil Cholo (new names remain unconfirmed)
Chavo Guerrero and Sexy Star defeated Lord of Havok and Ivelisse Velez.
Mil Muertes defeated Blue Demon Jr. He attacked Demon after but Chavo made the save, only to attack Demon and turn on him.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Sept 12, 2014 11:48:07 GMT -6
Night 2 of PWG BOLA results... 1. Candice LeRae beat Rich Swann in a first-round match
2. Johnny Gargano over Chuck Taylor in a first-round match
3. Ricochet pinned Chris Sabin in a first-round match
4. ReDRagon defeated Drew Gulak and Biff Busick
5. Matt Sydal over Chris Hero in a first-round match
6. Zack Sabre, Jr. beat Adam Cole in a first-round match
7. Kenny Omega pinned ACH in a first-round match 8. The Young Bucks defeated Bad Influence
And this happened in the main event. Amazing.
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Post by randomone on Sept 12, 2014 16:37:10 GMT -6
As long as we're posting Young Bucks gifs. Love it or hate it, no one can say The Bucks aren't unique.
 
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Post by Optimisn on Sept 18, 2014 18:20:00 GMT -6
-Nick Paglino Wrestlezone
Former WWE star Charlie Haas, who announced his pro wrestling retirement back in 2013, has begun taking indy bookings near his home in Texas.
Haas will be appearing with Shelton Benjamin as The World’s Greatest Tag Team at the Jersey All Pro 18th Year Anniversary Show on November 15th in Rahway, NJ.
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