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Wow this was a lot of fun. Their might have been one bump in the whole match. Fargo's antics were so over the top it generated heat from the crowd. Loved how he attempted to work over Gomez's stomach to no avail. Watching Fargo was such a joy. He had me smiling the whole match.

7/8/16 CMLL Volador Jr. vs Kushida 4 1/4* This was super fun. It had a big time atmosphere to it. I loved the finish to the first Caida. Kushida catches Volador Jr. with the flying arm bar. The 2nd fall was the table setting for the rest of the bout. !st Kushida goes heel and he's awesome at it. Plus we see Kushida go all Arn Anderson on the arm. Volador's comeback was awesome. His lung blower finish was about as cool as I've seen that move performed.. The 3rd fall was full of drama, dives that made sense. Great character work by Kushida. Tons of near falls that I bought into. Both guys looked great.

6/18/16 CWF Mid Atlantic Trevor Lee vs Andrew Everett 4 3/4* This promotion has been delivering high end matches. This is another one. This one goes 40+ and feels like it went 15. Lee's early work on top was really good just going after the arm while mixing up with some nasty leg kicks. Some other neat touches was Everett's hope spots. They were done really well and sprinkled throughout. It really gets going when Everett is bleeding. Lee starts working the cut like a good pro wrestler should. Everett is really good working underneath. I loved how the finish played into the early limb work. I'm also a mark when the wrestler continues to go after his submission finisher. Great stuff.

I had the Revival tag at 4*. Watching Lee and Everett later today.

Tag Title match This is a solid tag, but it's set up for the NO DQ Christmas show. We get a solid shine for the babyfaces. Then Brown takes a bump to the corner and the ring breaks. I gotta give credit to the wrestlers. Sometimes you seem them fail sometimes pull it off. I thought they did a good job covering while the ring was repaired. The bread and butter was Taylor's FIP. He's busted open and the heels do a great job of working over the cut. The finish is what is needed to set up the stips for the next match. We got some fun post match promos. 2 1/2*

This is a solid tag, but it's set up for the NO DQ Christmas show. We get a solid shine for the babyfaces. Then Brown takes a bump to the corner and the ring breaks. I gotta give credit to the wrestlers. Sometimes you seem them fail sometimes pull it off. I thought they did a good job covering while the ring was repaired. The bread and butter was Taylor's FIP. He's busted open and the heels do a great job of working over the cut. The finish is what is needed to set up the stips for the next match. We got some fun post match promos. 2 1/2*

Does anyone have the card for the 12/12/86 date?

I also loved Boesch narrating over highlights of angles and him wrestling in the 30's.

Thornton vs Diamond I really loved this match.They meshed the British style with the southern style seamlessly. Thornton brought this real rugged technical style that really generated heat with the crowd. Diamond sold really well.When Diamond was on offense he didn't look smooth, but it was focused. I loved the finish to the 3rd fall, and it was a match that made both guys. Watching Thornton work over Diamond was a real joy. 4*

I really loved this match.They meshed the British style with the southern style seamlessly. Thornton brought this real rugged technical style that really generated heat with the crowd. Diamond sold really well.When Diamond was on offense he didn't look smooth, but it was focused. I loved the finish to the 3rd fall, and it was a match that made both guys. Watching Thornton work over Diamond was a real joy. 4*

2/21/16 AWE Jimmy Rave vs AR FOX 4 1/4* I've been a guy who's been critical of Fox at times. Here Rave worked with him really well. I loved the opening arm work. It was crisp and seemed important. Rave allowed Fox to run wild and look great early on. Rave takes him down and controls him for a bit. The story is Rave trying to keep Fox down, while Fox wants to go go go. The crowd made this really dynamic and the heat was off the charts. The finish was great and the drama of Rave's submission and Fox fighting for the ropes was great. These guys really clicked here.

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-7-3-16/ Fall 1 Pete and Johnny look at the NWA On Demand match of Paul Boesch vs George Harris the 3rd from 8/13/71 . What actor does Harris remind Johnny of? This is truly an epic find. Fall 2 Pete and Timothy look at the go home show of Ultima Lucha 2. Then they shift gears and discuss the pros and cons of the ROH ppv. Why a show that didn't have a bad match left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. Then we discuss the latest Progress show ch 31. Hero steals another show? See what the guys think. Fall 3 Pete and Johnny look at NXT and RAW. How excited are they about Battleground. What's working and what isn't according to the guys. 00:00:28 Fall 1 00:07:08 ROH Women of Honor non-reivew 00:10:55 NWA On Demand Paul Boesch vs George Harris the 3rd 00:29:27 Fall 2 00:32:40 Lucha Underground 00:49:50 ROH Best In The World 01:43:53 Progress Ch. 31 All Hail The New Puritans 02:15:13 Fall 3 02:15:22 NXT 02:33:20 WWE RAW

The rematch. This had its moments. Gary Hart in the Straight Jacket. Lewin keeps staring down at Hart. I like Hart sitting down next to the cop so the fans don't sucker punch him. I loved the finish of the 1st fall. This match felt like it was missing something.

This had its moments. Gary Hart in the Straight Jacket. Lewin keeps staring down at Hart. I like Hart sitting down next to the cop so the fans don't sucker punch him. I loved the finish of the 1st fall. This match felt like it was missing something.

My thoughts on the 1st match. This was just one hellacious fight. Gary Hart worked his ass off here too. Lewin is much better as a walking tall face. The first fall was high energy. Hart sets up the heat by posting Lewin 2 or 3 times on the outside. Eventually Lewin turns the table and posts Hart. Now the comeback here is great with both heels feeding him. The 2nd fall is great with Gino bumping and eating all Lewin's offense.. Gino slows the pace down to get some heat. Then we build to the finish. The 3rd fall is all chaos, but quick. At the end Gary Hart's jacket is ripped up. This was a great Gary Hart performance, Lewin played his role spot on, and Gino was great with all the little stuff. 3 1/2

This was just one hellacious fight. Gary Hart worked his ass off here too. Lewin is much better as a walking tall face. The first fall was high energy. Hart sets up the heat by posting Lewin 2 or 3 times on the outside. Eventually Lewin turns the table and posts Hart. Now the comeback here is great with both heels feeding him. The 2nd fall is great with Gino bumping and eating all Lewin's offense.. Gino slows the pace down to get some heat. Then we build to the finish. The 3rd fall is all chaos, but quick. At the end Gary Hart's jacket is ripped up. This was a great Gary Hart performance, Lewin played his role spot on, and Gino was great with all the little stuff. 3 1/2

Ricky Morton vs The Grappler This was a lot of fun while it lasted. It went about 7 minutes, but we got to see what both guys did well. With Morton it was his fire and selling. The Grappler was his psychology. 1st we saw well he worked over a neck, next we got to see him work over Morton's legs. Mesh what these guys bring to the table and you get a good match. We get a Brody run in because he's feuding with Grappler. 2 3/4*

This was a lot of fun while it lasted. It went about 7 minutes, but we got to see what both guys did well. With Morton it was his fire and selling. The Grappler was his psychology. 1st we saw well he worked over a neck, next we got to see him work over Morton's legs. Mesh what these guys bring to the table and you get a good match. We get a Brody run in because he's feuding with Grappler. 2 3/4*

The original plans was for Dragon Lee, but he was hurt.

6/19/16 Progress Chris Hero vs Marty Scurll 4 1/4* This was a great match, and the crowd was super hot for it. Scurll is a hit or miss type of guy for me. Here he was on point. His arm work was really interesting, and nasty. At one point he has a modified Breaks special on and stomps at it. Another point he has the arm in this fucked position and he's delivery headbutts to it. Hero does a good job putting over the arm work. Hero's cut offs are brilliant here because he has so many strike variations. Loved Scurll using fish hooks and rubbing his forearm into Hero's face. My main complaint of the match was how Marty would stand and strike with Hero. Their is a size difference. They shouldn't be going toe to toe with each other. Because of the size difference Scurll should have been bumping big for Hero.The drama down the stretch was good, though Hero looked like a dummy going for a moonsault.

This is an undercard match. It's purpose is to be a match that holds water, but not to upstage the main events. Here they pretty much exchange holds. They keep it some what entertaining. Both guys at times showed flashes of charisma. I enjoyed Serrano's sell of Cyclone's punch. Solid stuff.

This is an undercard match. It's purpose is to be a match that holds water, but not to upstage the main events. Here they pretty much exchange holds. They keep it some what entertaining. Both guys at times showed flashes of charisma. I enjoyed Serrano's sell of Cyclone's punch. Solid stuff.

If anyone missed Corino's go home promo. Find it ASAP. Might be the best promo of the year.

http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-wrestling-6-26-16/ Fall one Pete and Johnny check out the NWA ON Demand match of Butch Reed vs Dick Slater. What do the boys think of this one. Then they move over to the go home show of ROH. Was Steve Corino's promo the best of the year. The guys break it down. FALL 2 Pete and Timothy discuss the latest episode of Lucha Underground. Then the guys shift it over for the NJPW Dominion show and analyze the matches . They also discuss the booking, and offer other ideas. We go check out the Highspots gimmick and see where the guys fall on the Sabre Jr. vs Cedric Alexander match. The finish the fall with their top 10 workers Fall 3 Pete and Johnny look at The SCSA podcast with AJ Styles. They discuss NXT and RAW. Is No Way Jose a modern Jimmy Valiant? Hear what the guys think. The boys agree on some of the segments. They also disagree on some. Listen and be the judge yourself.

Funk vs Patton