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Lots of stuff going up on Violent People this week but one of my faves that has recently posted from pto is the best matches from GCW in 2024. He melted is brain for us and I appreciate that https://violentpeople.co/the-best-game-changer-wrestling-matches-of-2024/

Big day over at Violent People! New Episode of VPR: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a1ff2bdc The VP2010s is rolling out. A list of the top wrestlers of the 2010s: https://violentpeople.co/vp2010s-meet-your-voters/ VP100 voting is LIVE! Would love for you to consider voting for the top 100 wrestlers of 2024: https://violentpeople.co/vote-now-in-the-2024-vp100/

As we get closer and closer to VP2010s voting over on Violent People, he starts to stand out as a real candidate for this thing. The main thing that holds him back is that he doesn't have these clear as day classics it feels as much as a swath of good to great matches across a 10 year span. It is harder to go "Watch these 5 matches". Incredibly strong when it comes to Random Match Theory because any given match can and likely will be a treat. Ranks highly as an all-time deathmatch wrestler. I know not all styles are created equal so if you think DMs suck, go with God but at this point it has such an impact at multiple scales of pro wrestling over the past 14 years, hard not to give it a look. Unfortunate that there isn't a full-time shootstyle promotion for him to be an all-time great in two different styles. And the one promotion that employs that type of wrestler regularly seems to be the promotion he is the pillar of the other division.

Dr. Cerebro is going to be one of my bigger projects going forward I think. The match at DEAN against Gringo Loco is a rekindling of an old flame in some ways but also probably more proves that he can turn it on at any given moment. Not sure if it is an issue of motivation or what, but there isn't a ton of wrestlers I want to watch more than a working boots on Dr. Cerebro. Oh, and the Loco match from DEAN rocks and on most other shows that weekend it would have been an unquestioned match of the show. Just happened to be on the most loaded indie show of the decade so far.

WE LOGGED ANOTHER WAY! Having a blast with these, and stay tuned for some cool stuff coming up https://x.com/violent_people/status/1793136777525375034

In a just world Mad Dog would have a modest case and the Demus match would be start of the meteoric rise to putting on a couple truly GREAT years to wrap the voting period up. But we don't live in a just world. He had to work lesser talent in lesser promotions. Hopefully we are on the way to talking about him as a real DUDE for 2036 which is insane to start thinking about but that is where we are at.

The site has an Official Podcast with Violent People Radio where the four founders chat about all the hot topics in wrestling https://x.com/violent_people/status/1790592938994503996?s=46&t=xW3eGyAqddDrKttms2qcZg

Had not seen the official card posted so putting here. I think Sumo Hall was a WILD choice. That said, card is sick. A few guaranteed "good" matches with Mox vs Barnett, Thatcher vs Suzuki, and Yu vs Abe. I think Sato vs Suzuki I would marginally put in there, I think even low effort that could be decent. But the brain tingles at a few of these others. Nomura vs. Duffee is a match that spiritually speaks to me. Duffee early on got pegged as the next great American heavyweight. At least that was the promotion, it seems he never felt that was his destiny but after recording a :07 KO in your UFC debut, things tend to pick up for you. An okay MMA career, 9-4, beat a couple of names but lost to folks that aren't that great. But he's big as shit and Nomura is stocky but not built like that. My curiosity kjnows no bounds on this one. Rampage vs. Shrek is the clear other match of interest. Interest in a bit of a different way because Quentin always came off as a pro wrestling personality in the MMA world but I don't know how 2024 Rampage carries over. Is he on the juice? Shrek has experience but he himself is usually the MMA counter to a wrestler to garner interest in a bout, so to see him have to be the experienced side of this match...could be really bad! Could also be deeply exciting! Only time will tell.

Great as always Corwo!

Will not try and bump this like crazy but one last time, FKAABTs5 PART II

Bought tickets last week. Feels like this will capture those early Joey Janela Spring Breaks but for the sickos out there. First match is already incredible. If anything is on that level of announcement, it will almost undoubtedly be my SOTY lol

After a lengthy hiatus, the FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALWAYS BURY TANNERS ARE BACK! https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d73899b Also, for those that aren't active on Twitter. The We Don't Know Wrestling Podcast Network is dead, long live the WDKWPN. That has rolled up into Violent People. https://violentpeople.co/podcasts/ Got this page and sub to all your fave shows! Thread will still live because WDKW and my other shows aren't going anywhere. Hope y'all give this a listen!

Launching a new wrestling website alongside Tanner1495, Chris Gibbins, and Dan Rice. Some of the goals of the site include having a home for the sort of writing we don't see a ton of out there right now. Or that exist more on personal blogs. Building a community of folks to bring something forward. Later this week we are also launching ways for folks to be able to support the site financially so we can see how we can truly pay people going forward. We aren't going to turn the site into something people can turn into their day job but if we are lucky, maybe this gets into side hustle territory for folks. So far we already announced the VIOLENT PEOPLE 100 which lives in the lineage of the WKO100, WDKW100, and TheChris100. Love lists and excited to see that happen. Also seeing great pieces and reviews already. Expecting a lot more of that going forward as well as a home for community projects. Hope folks will check it out! C&D Counties https://violentpeople.co/aja-kong-vs-yumiko-hotta-an-exercise-in-cruelty/Kong vs Hotta Anniversary Review https://violentpeople.co/

New Talking Tourneys talking ROH's Survival of the Fittest (THE FIRST)