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Part of me thinks that the culture of searching for hidden gems means leaving behind established "classics". Granted I only say that because that's how I am ha

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So far they have announced Fenix vs. Flamita. They also had Rush and Mysterio the original poster

I expect Pro Wrestling Revolver will go up the rankings, they probably did today with the Fight Club Pro announcement bringing in Meiko Satomura. At the time though they only had one match that didn't look too wonderful.

Goodness, will love putting together the "Indie Matches of the Weekend" for this one. . Here's how I see the power rankings for promotions going: 1. GCW 2. EVOLVE 3. SHIMMER 4. Style Battle 5. Rev Pro 6. WrestleCon Supershow 7. ROH 8. The Crash 9. Pro Wrestling Revolver That's a lot to get excited about.

I love these lists as a dip into the waters into the mindset of a group of people. All lists help with that especially when confined to individual boards.

Hey man, maybe you should log off.

After discussing on Twitter I have confirmed the list really isn't Meltzer like. Granted I don't know the formula that spits out this list cause it is indeed out there.

The list is going to be interesting as it is what the "casual/hardcore" audience likes in wrestling. Sure, it is "Meltzerian" but most fans of this group have been leaning "Meltzerian" for the past decade when footage wasn't a big issue and finding a starting point of great wrestling from outside WWE was as easy as looking at Dave's ***** matches. It isn't brainwashing, it is a product of wrestling being easier to approach than ever. The "hardcore/hardcore" is going to be found on http://gweproject.freeforums.net/ but that is clearly going to be overall a much smaller audience. The most interesting thing to me is it features SIX Benoit matches. Who is doing this?

Tim Evans, this was an extremely underrated match from Gulak and Kinston

Modern wrestling is good actually. A hoot that folks still talk down about the modern wrestling. The weird thing is that I don't know if 2018 is any more wild than the past few years, things are just layering on top of each other, continually building. Not sure what we are building too but 2018 might be the year we find out what the WWE and NJPW international relationship means, ROH's goals as a promotion, and if TNA is a wrestling promotion.

I am interested to see how this works. Big Japan biffed it hard but DDT is in my eyes the best solo promotion streaming service out there so it feels like it could go either way. I will sub if it is like DDT's.

Please confirm that you are looking for shoot style matches in the stylings of the Indianapolis territory, thank you.

Thank you Matt D for such a BUCK WILD MATCH! Need more of that in my life. http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/13630-el-hijo-del-santo-atsushi-onita-tarzan-goto-vs-negro-casas-horace-boulder-tim-patterson-fmwuwawwa-051692/&do=findComment&comment=5831057

Goodness me there is a lot to love here. Some would say having two matches going on would be a detriment but I am a true fan of pro wrestling and enjoy staggering inconsistencies. Everything Casas and Santo do is beautiful. Everything they do is right. Now that, but the opposite for your FMW boys, no complaints though. Onita and Horace “My Dude” Boulder go all around town slinging chairs at each other, hoping to get that sexy, sexy plasma to come out of the other’s face. First fall is likely the peak but they definitely didn’t disappoint in the proceedings. If anything it feels like Santo and Casas have more of a spotlight. Without the FMW boys causing a ruckus in Row Q though you don’t get the scale of the first fall. Horace just starts yelling “STOP IT! STOP IT!” on the apron before the third fall when zilch is happening. Wrestling only gives, never takes. Santo busts out the headscissors and it has been a minute since I watched Santo so holy cow is that move still the damnedest thing you will see. Sure, the match loads itself heavily on novelty and a hot crowd but I’ll be damned if the radically different approaches to wrestling within the same match didn’t enhance my enjoyment. I don’t always want wrestling to be super approachable, I want it to hit you from a couple of angles. The match feels built for someone like me with a short attention span where every moment something different is drawing your attention from a lovely armdrag to Tim Patterson’s gangly body flailing about. That’s the pro wrestling I need more of.

Yeah, it isn't expensive to follow Starr but it also isn't free. A sub to PBTV and HSWN pretty much covers the majority of US indie wrestling and wXw

To put it out in the open i recommended a match fo recent vintage featuring my #1 wrestler of 2017

Going to be another interesting year figuring out how streaming stuff is working. FloSlam is out but PROGRESS and Beyond are there...PROGRESS probably won't be excited to trust WWN with streaming again and Beyond is fully on board with Powerbomb.tv. Then the WrestleCon stuff being linked to HSWN who did some live stream last year. So far the weekend seems in line with delivering buck wild stuff. Sasuke, Suzuki, Sawa, WALTER, and Sekimoto being present means we are bound to get some TOP NOTCH NOVELTY ACTION!

For WahoosLeg I choose this little number from back home

Watched Richeyedwards recommendation from last week and meh, not a fan. http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/26489-bob-backlund-vs-killer-khan-wwf-msg-network-122980/

I put every match that pops me *** and plop it on a spreadsheet. This ain't going on a spreadsheet. Never seen Kahn before so was not ready for the sounds he would produce early on. His nerve hold section feels like it lasted an eternity. Bob Backlund wasn't exactly wrestling with the most urgency. Definitely came across as wholesome American versus foreign heel. Never elevates itself beyond being a plotting cliche. Maybe not bad, but painfully forgettable.

http://wdkwrestling.libsyn.com/bloody-trolls-and-skeletons-of-wdkw100-2017 When I decided to do a podcast on the best lucha wrestlers of 2017 I knew there was only one person for the job. When they couldn't make it I was glad JR Goldberg could come on (jk jk). We go through the weird year lucha has had, talking up our favorite blood hungry mythical creatures of the year. Talk about the change in accessibility in lucha as well. WHO TO FOLLOW: JR Goldberg WHAT TO READ/WATCH: Best Lucha Libre Matches of 2017 (So Far) +LuchaTV CMLL's Official YouTube Channel

Wow, you viewed this project a lot differently than me as "importance" wasn't a factor. Indirectly I guess as more "important" figures in theory get oppor...I'm already boring myself with this. I don't recall "influence" and the like being introduced to the criteria for GWE.

At this point my wrestling fandom I am obligated to share this match. Hope you haven't seeen it @richeyededwards

I'll work on these over the next month! To the detriment of others I really like having analytyics so I want to keep stuff where I can see how shows perform, even old ones.