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Duggan vs Sawyer This is a coal minors glove match. Like Matt D was saying it felt more like a big WWE stip match. Where it had it moments and postage stamps moments. I still enjoyed a lot of this. This is one of my favorite feuds of all time. I loved how they used a stip to set up another stip match. We got some brawling early. Buzz after Duggan's back. He worked over Duggan's back with a chair. A couple of the chair shots looked weak though. Buzz would stomp. kick the back. He posted Duggan's back into the guardrail. He hooks on the bear hug. The crowd went nuts everytime Duggan tried to climb the pole. It had a Royal Rumble count feeling. Once Duggan gets the glove the crowd is nuts. We get the finish, and a great angle to set up the dog collar match. A real fun match. Topped off by a great Duggan promo. 3 1/4*

This is a coal minors glove match. Like Matt D was saying it felt more like a big WWE stip match. Where it had it moments and postage stamps moments. I still enjoyed a lot of this. This is one of my favorite feuds of all time. I loved how they used a stip to set up another stip match. We got some brawling early. Buzz after Duggan's back. He worked over Duggan's back with a chair. A couple of the chair shots looked weak though. Buzz would stomp. kick the back. He posted Duggan's back into the guardrail. He hooks on the bear hug. The crowd went nuts everytime Duggan tried to climb the pole. It had a Royal Rumble count feeling. Once Duggan gets the glove the crowd is nuts. We get the finish, and a great angle to set up the dog collar match. A real fun match. Topped off by a great Duggan promo. 3 1/4*

Mr. Hito vs Nick Kozack I loved the opening stuff. The salt ceremony always works. JJ Dillon was great in his role. The crowd was into this as an undercard bout. Kozack saluting the flag got the crowd really behind him. I really like Hito's work on top. The leg work was well done and set up the narrative of the match. Kozack was solid as a babyface and seemed solid in his role as fired up babyface. So for what they were doing on the card it worked. 2 1/4*

I loved the opening stuff. The salt ceremony always works. JJ Dillon was great in his role. The crowd was into this as an undercard bout. Kozack saluting the flag got the crowd really behind him. I really like Hito's work on top. The leg work was well done and set up the narrative of the match. Kozack was solid as a babyface and seemed solid in his role as fired up babyface. So for what they were doing on the card it worked. 2 1/4*

Thornton vs Boyd I liked this, and if it got another few minutes would have taken it to the next level. I enjoyed Thornton's arm work. It was compelling and looked real hurty. His European forearms were just plain nasty. I liked Boyd's constant movement and fight underneath. This is the wrestler verse the brawler. Boyd started working the leg. Thornton dung it on a kneelift. Then we get a finish. I would have liked a few more minutes of the leg work leading to the finish. Still they had a pretty good match with the time given. 2 1/2*

I liked this, and if it got another few minutes would have taken it to the next level. I enjoyed Thornton's arm work. It was compelling and looked real hurty. His European forearms were just plain nasty. I liked Boyd's constant movement and fight underneath. This is the wrestler verse the brawler. Boyd started working the leg. Thornton dung it on a kneelift. Then we get a finish. I would have liked a few more minutes of the leg work leading to the finish. Still they had a pretty good match with the time given. 2 1/2*

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-1-31-17-nwa-on-demand/ Pete and Johnny run the gauntlet on a wide variety of releases on nwaondemand.com. On the agenda tonight. 1. Bob Sweetan vs Ken Lucas 3/5/82 2. Dick Slater vs Grenade Bowyer 3/12/82 3.Jose Lothario vs Brute Bernard 3/20/79 4. Dusty Promo 5. Terry Funk and Gordon Solie segment 6.Dick Slater vs Billy Spears 3/5/82 7. Hacksaw Duggan vs Ivan the Terrible 3/12/82 8 . Bruiser Brody vs Mongolian Stomper 6/4/82 We discuss the matches, Johnny has flasbacks to the 70's, and other fun stuff. Use the tubio app to lauch to the Roku. tubioapp.com/ Purchase nwaondemand.com and you can try the 1st week for free.

Really good feel for the match Matt.

Spoiler vs Ox Baker This is an incredible Spoiler performance. Baker is a great character but a terrible worker. The psychology and storytelling is a masterpiece. They work around all of Baker's limitations. and push the story forward. I want to say I dug Baker's cross arm choke. Baker's strikes looked poor early, but they were fine towards the end.The story boiled down to Spoiler going for the claw throughout/ Baker focus was a 3 pronged attack. One he went for the Spoiler's mask, secondly he would work over Spoiler's back. and also would work over Spoiler's claw hand. I loved how Spoiler would try to get seperation when Baker went after the mask. They also built to a fun draw. Again this was strong storytelling, and really smart work. 3*

This is an incredible Spoiler performance. Baker is a great character but a terrible worker. The psychology and storytelling is a masterpiece. They work around all of Baker's limitations. and push the story forward. I want to say I dug Baker's cross arm choke. Baker's strikes looked poor early, but they were fine towards the end.The story boiled down to Spoiler going for the claw throughout/ Baker focus was a 3 pronged attack. One he went for the Spoiler's mask, secondly he would work over Spoiler's back. and also would work over Spoiler's claw hand. I loved how Spoiler would try to get seperation when Baker went after the mask. They also built to a fun draw. Again this was strong storytelling, and really smart work. 3*

On NWA on Demand they have him with 5 title defenses in Houston. I had 4 of those at 4*+ the other at 3 3/4*. All of those are arena matches. Sure it's a small sample size , but I bet Flair was having the same out put Week in and week out in different territories.

Going to Evolve today, and then NXT. Evolve looks like a damn good show today .

I loved the promos. Especially the Terry Funk one.

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I'm going to the Evolve show tonight. Hero vs Keith Lee sounds outstanding.

I liked it. I gave it 3 3/4* .

This is pretty much a Slater squash match.

Lucas vs Sweetan Lucas with the early shine. Starts working the headlock. A nasty punch to the gut by Sweetan gives him the advantage. I'm loving Sweetan using illegal punches. Even better is Ken Lucas revenge cheap shot punches. Sweetan is really good at getting heat with the little cheats. Lucas working the leg. Crowd getting into the leg work. The work here isn't dynamic, but is smart. I loved the banana peel finish that led to Sweetan's win. 2 1/2*

Lucas with the early shine. Starts working the headlock. A nasty punch to the gut by Sweetan gives him the advantage. I'm loving Sweetan using illegal punches. Even better is Ken Lucas revenge cheap shot punches. Sweetan is really good at getting heat with the little cheats. Lucas working the leg. Crowd getting into the leg work. The work here isn't dynamic, but is smart. I loved the banana peel finish that led to Sweetan's win. 2 1/2*

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-1-26-17-indy-international/ 1. CWF-MA -We break down the show and give star ratings. -Pete pitches booking ideas. -What hit and missed 2.ROH -What worked on the show and what didn't. -How they are booking the newcomers 3. NXT -Matches we are looking forward too. -Acts we're cold on -Theories solved 4. Revolution Pro -All matches discussed and given star ratings.

I really enjoyed the Chet Sterling vs Cain Justice match from this weeks Worldwide. It was a really smart worked match. Told an excellent story.

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-nwa-on-demand-1-25-17/ Pete and Johnny discuss a wide variety of releases on nwaondemand.com 1. Ken Patera vs Steve Pardee 11/16/79 2. A Paul Boesch Public Service Announcement -Is Screaming a good form of self defense for women? 3.Estela Molina vs La Pantera Surena (Houston 8/22/80) -A real hidden gem of early Luchadoras. 4.Great Scott vs Mr. Moto 5.Tony Atlas vs Jerry Brown 2/22/80 -Atlas advertises his fetish on a shirt. Pete and Johnny speculate. 6. Dick Slater/Tom Pritchard/Manny Fernandez angle -Thoughts on Tom Pritchard 7.Spoiler vs Bruiser Brody 11/16/79 -Pete speculates on why Brody has looked better in Houston with an assist from Johnny. 8. Get the tubio app and cast nwaondemand.com to your roku from your phone. tubioapp.com/

Duggan vs Ivan the Terrible I liked this. It was 2 big beefy guys just punchin,kicking , and eye rakes.I liked the bring it tough guy from both guys. A total ball room fight feel. This was heel vs heel. Though the crowd was behind Ivan the Terrible. They did what was needed to have a compelling match. 2 3/4*

I liked this. It was 2 big beefy guys just punchin,kicking , and eye rakes.I liked the bring it tough guy from both guys. A total ball room fight feel. This was heel vs heel. Though the crowd was behind Ivan the Terrible. They did what was needed to have a compelling match. 2 3/4*

Brody vs Stomper This was just a total out of control brawl. This was totally hate filled. major bombs being thrown. Stomper taking these 360 spins from the Brody punches on the floor were tremendous. Chairs were used. Stomper was trying to work them, at least he was targeting the back. Brody was more than happy to waffle him. Buck Robley cheap shotting Brody was great. Both guys are a bloody mess. Stomper is awesome working the cut. Both guys throw the ref around multiple times. They're brawling all over the crowd. They spend more time on the floor than the ring. Wrestler's come out to break it up. Brody and Stomper beat the crap out of them. The match is thrown out, and sets up a wide variety of stips. This match ruled, and was a perfect match for a feud. 4*