Phil Schneider

Segunda Caida live blog over at SC http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2014/11/survivor-series-live-blog_23.html

2010 MOTY Mesias v. LA Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CIq0jnzLNY

I also think Chavo v. Muertes could be really good. Muertes hasn't shown me anything in this role, but Mesias has been in some awesome matches

It's seems pretty clear they are building to a Drago v. Cuervo feud, also seems like they are planting seeds of an eventual Puma v. Mundo and Puma v. Fenix as well.

Elaborate on this. I think it is a show which is clearly finding themselves, and I see no reason that the second set of taping won't be better then the first. Reading Cubsfans coverage of the show, it seems they have already made some improvements and adjustments from taping to air (adding the Chavo sit down interview, mentioning the visa problems with Konan and Dario). Curious why you think the show has already hit its ceiling.

I dunno, they seem to be pushing Fenix and Prince Puma pretty hard. The fed can't be all 24 year olds doing fifteen flips a match it's not Matrats, you want to mix it up a bit with some veterans and Chavo fits that pretty weel

I think Chavo is great so far, I don't love them moving him into a feud with Sexy Star, but I think he has played the role of paranoid veteran past his prime great. Almost feels like Mr. Wrestling II in Mid South

Anyone watching this show? I have been really digging it, we did Segunda Caida reviews here http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/search/label/Lucha%20Underground

Johnny Valentine was still active in the 70s

Here are some PWFG recs Minoru Suzuki vs. Naoki Sano (7/26/91) (33:35) PAS: Man am I steamed Sano only worked three matches for PWFG as he is fucking gold again. This goes to a draw which keeps it a little below the sublime Sano v. Shamrock match on the second show, but it was incredible. The counters in this were faster then in the Shamrock match, but it was paced similar. __Suzuki was the one brining the pro wrestling here, as he breaks out a nasty piledriver and even tries a dropkick. The dropkick spot was great as he threw it and Sano steps away contemptuously, Suzuki lands bounces up and hit a brutal jumping spin kick into Sano's grill. Suzuki was great here, as he is awesome as a fired up babyface, there is a point where is trying to get a cross armbreaker and he is just chopping at Sano's arm and kicking him in the head in a frenzy to try to get Sano to break his grip. There is a great spot where Sano has on a choke, and Suzuki is slapping his own face to keep himself awake. I loved the draw finish too, as both guys have kneebars on each other and are just twisting the ankles in desperation to try to get the submission before the bell. I clearly need to get more UWFI Sano, as he is truly brilliant in all of his PWFG matches, and I want more shootstyle Sano. Wayne Shamrock vs. Minoru Suzuki (9/28/91) (20:42) PAS: I liked this alot more then their debut show match. Much like the first match, the opening was both guys working for ankle and leg locks and both guys rolling with some nice counters. The stand up and suplexes in this match looked alot better then they did in their first match, and it actually built to the finish well. Suzuki has really fast hands, and landed some really nasty combos. Shamrock official ruled in 1991, and he was throwing hands too. I love how they established Shamrocks dragon suplex as a deadly finisher. Once he hits the dragon, it is lights out, and the dragon he landed here looked like it should end a night. Yoshiaki Fujiwara v. Minoru Suzuki PWFG 11/3/91-EPIC PAS: Fujiwara had been mostly working undercards up to this point, but man does he deliver in a main event spot. Suzuki is your young guy desperate to overtake the veteran ace of the company, and he dominates here, although he is never able to put Fujiwara away. This is really all about Fujiwara as a defensive wrestler, he blocks and eludes and counters and while Suzuki would easily win a decision, there are no judges in PWFG. There are a ton of nifty little things in this match, but I especially loved the way Fujiwara used hand and wrist control. Suzuki is rarely ever able to lock anything in solid, as he is always getting his wrists and hands grabbed and twisted. I am not a big fan of the draw booking, but the finish here was great, Suzuki is getting more and more frustrated, and he and Fujiwara start shit talking at each other, and then at the end they both are working on ankle locks as the bell rings, and Suzuki refuse to let go. Then when he does he is punching the mat in anguish and frustration. Just great stuff. TKG: Both guys were working defensively as you had sense that Suzuki was fighting to block headbutts before they were unleashed. Fujiwara tries to establish distance to headbutt and Suzuki pulls him in. Really Phil’s covered the whole story here so pretty much all left to talk about are the cool little pieces like that, the multiple ways Fujiwara fights out of a choke (my favorite being this thing where he uses his feet to push his way out). Cameraman did a pretty great job here getting really expressive shots during long sleeper segment where Fujiwara spouts different types of bubbles till getting to the ropes. For a show that really had only two matches,,,this was a fucking great match.

If you define rookie as a newcomer in a regular promotion, than he is a rookie. I am all for voting the way it's listed, as opposed to intended. Maybe it will make him change the rules in the future. He worked Monterey which runs weekly in a big arena and has TV, how is that not a regular promotion?

I reviewed them all on Segunda Caida. Listed the ones I considered must see http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/search/label/En%20Busca%20de%20un%20Idolo

Hechicero for rookie of the year is so crazy, that dude has been wrestling a decade. I know that is Meltzer's fault for making him a candidate, but damn vote Cacharro or Dragon Lee because they are actually rookies

Hiroyuki Ito is the best wrestler ever with under 20 matches.

My favorite was going through Memphis in the 80's and seeing the Harris brothers as bj's with long blond hair. They have to be contenders

I don't even know where to begin. It's not racism, it just an environment where racists frequently say and do racist things.

I think if you asked the folks going to OMEGA shows in the 90's who the biggest star out of that group was going to be, you would have gotten unanimous votes for Venom, big guy, stuff looked great, bumped awesomely for flyers. He had a good run in MCW, got stuck with the awful Joey Abs gimmick, was stuck in Velocity hell for a while, washed out and quit wrestling.

One of the great Hillbilly Wrecking Crew tags got put up on Youtube, it was as much fun as I remembered, felt very much like a Memphis Moondogs match

Email Black Terry Jr. at [email protected] He has Hechicero v. Terry from this weekend too. Both rule! Thanks so much We reviewed them over at Segunda Caida Terry v. Hechicero http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2014/11/2014-ongoing-match-of-year-list_4.html Hechicero/Terry v. Navarro/Trauma 2 http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2014/11/2014-ongoing-match-of-year-list.html

It is about time for the annual Regal series on NXT. Someone unearth Sami Callihan and let them have a couple of matches against each other

I remember liking Ross on commentary in the WCW/New Japan supershows back in the day

Why can't everyone see that Joe is only concerned with ethics in gaming journalism?