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http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/building-an-empire-1986/ Building an Empire 1986 covers WWF's Wrestlemania 2 and The Big Event.

I think I got interested when I started reviewing 1984 stuff and one of the Blackjacks, probably Mulligan, was picked as a mystery partner/opponent for a guy. I'd literally never seen him in action.

Ah, that's a fair point. Apologies. Funnily enough, my initial desire for this thread had been to post JUST about the Blackjacks, yet it then spiralled into something more than that as I posted. Thanks for suggestions.

Apologies if this isn't the best place to put this - if it would make more sense somewhere else, do please move it. So, as I was looking through Youtube, I realised that you could truly disappear down the rabbit hole forever if you wanted to in terms of wrestling. Most wrestlers have some footage readily available, from wrestling legends to indy no-hopers. With that said, I got thinking about wrestlers I hadn't seen much of. Considering the wrestling knowledge of you guys, I thought it might be best to ask you - what should I be seeking out in terms of certain wrestlers? I want to keep this fairly general, as I might come back and add to the list. It doesn't have to just be accessible through Youtube, but I'd like relatively easy access to checking out some of these big names if possible. So, what might be some of the best footage out there to enlighten/interest me with these wrestlers: Harley Race (I've seen WWF Harley a fair bit, and him against Flair - what should be go to other than that?) Nick Bockwinkel (seen so little) The Blackjacks (I don't even know if these are meant to be any good, but I've never seen anything from them, tag or single) Crusher Blackwell (seen a bit more from him, more interested as to what might be considered his pinnacle) Thanks guys

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/night-of-champions-2015/ My review. TL;DR - generally fine action wise, just lacking a spark to really engage or excite me. Wrestling as candy floss.

When I get paid, I'm going to check that out for sure. Wanted something in the interim though.

Is there any good, modern Rave floating about on Youtube/Dailymotion that is worth checking out? Used to really enjoy him in ROH but have literally seen nothing since.

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/building-an-empire-1985/ Watching the best WWF/WWE PPV matches of all time, I begin with 1985; Wrestlemania 1 and The Wrestling Classic!

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/endvr-ing-to-make-progress-chapter-1/ Equal opportunities man that I am, here is the first ENDVR show. Not bad all told, main evented by an Eddie Dennis vs Darrell Allen match.

Though I was at 21, still working chronologically through the rest. Here is Chapter 8: http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/making-progress-chapter-8/ El Ligero vs Rampage Brown in the main event, and Havoc tries to kill himself some more against James Davis.

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/summerslam-2015/ Finally back up to date with my review of Summerslam! TL;DR - A very good show that matches up nicely to NXT from the night before. Some clunkers, but generally enjoyable with only a few booking decisions to really query or head scratch over.

Had been away for my honeymoon, thus the delay in getting this up. http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/the-modern-way-nxt-takeover-brooklyn/ TL: DR - an excellent show all round. Bayley vs Banks clear match of the night, but every match offered something to the viewer.

There are 30+ shows with both PROGRESS and ENDVR shows, they update with new shows very quickly and have a good mix of wrestlers. If you've enjoyed it so far, I think you'll find it good value. I'm 8 shows into a chronological watch through and have found the shows to all be at least solid, if not very good.

Those online or from Black Terry Jr.?

Google translate seemed to suggest he'd recently had one, but had so little money, he had to compete.

Google translate seemed to suggest he'd recently had one, but had so little money, he had to compete.

Only almost a week late - Ultima Lucha Part 2! http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/?p=412 TL; DR - an excellent show, finishing off the season on a high.

Having read the Cross Arm Breaker guides, I've got a question - what are common tropes (for lack of a better way of putting it) of a 'maestro match' in Mexico? I gathered it involved one (or more) luchadors of an advanced age, and it seemed to be suggested that it entailed more mat work/submissions than maybe an ordinary lucha style match - anything else? Or am I wrong about the two I have thrown out? Cheers

I ended up watching it and pretty much concur with a lot of the sentiment aimed at the show. It was pretty bad, as much as I willing to give the benefit of the doubt with regards to the feed issues. http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/?p=384 Unfortunately, the formatting has gone a bit weird on some of the paragraphing - I'll look to try and fix it. TL; DR - a bad show, with the only good thing being a decent main event. Bad booking, sub-par action and awful audio issues just add up to a forgettable experience.

What CaraLucha matches (either from this year, or I could go further back if there is anything worthwhile) are worth checking out? Have a small list, but just wondering if I overlooked anything.

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/?p=380 PROGRESS Chapter 7 review. TL;DR - a solid, if unspectacular show - most matches worth at least a look

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/?p=378 Another assorted grab bag of wrestling reviews, covering Hogan/Warrior vs Mr Perfect/Genius, Maximo vs Negro Casas and Jushin Liger vs Naoki Sano

I can't find the match, which is annoying, but here is the build-up to one of my favourite matches:

http://tvtimelimitremaining.co.uk/?p=367 Fancied a look at Ultima Lucha - a very enjoyable first hour this week for sure.

These were written for my blog, so a bit more detailed/chatty in nature, but thought I might as well share them. Rush/La Sombra/Tetsuya Naito vs Euforia/Ultimo Guerrero/Thunder Having caught wind of the fact that Tetsuya Naito would be at a UK show I'm attending in October, I thought that I needed to see him in his most recent guise as a heel. Marrying this with my general desire to expose myself to more Lucha, and I chose this match as my starting point. It helps that the name 'Rush' was in the tagline. Arguably, there isn't a better heel in wrestling - and from my understanding, the type of things he says in promos only adds to the easy hatred. Any chance to see him is always worth my time. Los Ingobernables as a stable and overarching storyline are just brilliant, taking the expected divide between rudo and tecnico and ripping it to shreds. The first fall of this match is fine, as Los Ingobernables attack before the bell, blasting through their opposition in three minutes to pick up the primera caida. La Sombra hits double knees to the face of a seated Euforia for one pin, whilst Rush follows up a corner seated dropkick with the laziest pin going for the 'tecnicos' to go 1-0 up. The second fall is where the match begins to fall apart for me. The storyline running through the second and third fall is the dissension between the 'rudos', especially Thunder and Ultimo Guerrero. The issue here becomes that Los Ingobernables are basically the uber-rudos in the match, making a wrestler such as Ultimo Guerrero comes across more like a tecnico - although he isn't. The skewing of face/heel lines makes it hard to reason out the story - is Thunder falling out with Ultimo Guerrero giving us a reason to like or dislike Thunder? Or like or dislike Ultimo Guerrero, for that matter? Do we just read it as one rudo who doesn't like another rudo? This confusion, along with the bitty nature of the altercations in the segunda caida, makes the second fall less interesting than the shortened first fall. After La Sombra submits to Euforia, Thunder pulls Rush out of the way of an Ultimo Guerrero corner seated dropkick, pinning him with his own suplex into a pin. The best part of the second fall is Naito's decision to mock Ultimo Guerrero's roof-raising celebration, and Thunder's pretty brutal looking knees to Rush at ringside - possibly a receipt for some of the less than delicate ways that Rush interacted in the first fall. Thunder threatens walking out, but comes back into the ring for the tercera caida. In this fall, we get to see Naito's top-rope ability as he lands a twisting press to the outside. The finish sees Rush nailed by a Thunder clothesline, only for Ultimo Guerrero to push him out of the way and lock Rush in a submission for the submission victory. It may be the way the match is edited, but the third fall only seems to go about a minute and a half to two minutes, which is just not long enough. Following the match, Los Ingovernables get their heat back by beating up Thunder at ringside, but it is not enough to save what was generally a bit of a confusing mess in places. Atlantis/Rayo De Jalisco Jr./El Dandy vs Satanico/Emilio Charles Jr./Kamala When I initially conceived this column back in the day, this was the type of match I was looking to cover. In 1991, Kamala went to Mexico and stood across the ring from some of the biggest names in Mexican wrestling history. As a wrestling fan, if that doesn't at least pique your interest, I think you might be broken - it is Kamala versus luchadors, it can only be an interesting way to spend your time! That is not to downplay the other wrestlers in the match. When in the ring with each other, the action is crisp, and is often centred around the good face/heel trope of the faces outwitting the heels, with the heels often only getting the upper hand through the use of underhanded tactics or the big, hired gun: Kamala. What might have otherwise been an entertaining match becomes one that is eminently more interesting by the introduction of Kamala and, more importantly, the way he chooses to present his character. We effectively get cowardly heel Kamala, with stooging off away from Jalisco Jr. early on, handshakes being offered twice (Jalisco Jr. not learning his lesson from the first one and getting hit both times) and general appealing to the crowd, not something you associate with Kamala. It takes Atlantis stomping on his bare feet to really phase the big guy at all. After the tecnicos take the first fall (El Dandy cradling Satanico whilst Atlantis has a modified leglock/pin on Charles Jr.), we see more of this bizarro Kamala, as he shadow boxes upon entering the ring, before playing a round of 'catch the pigeon' as luchadors escape him by sliding through his legs. Eventually, the rudos are able to take control in this fall, squaring the match up following Charles Jr. hitting Dandy with an Alabama Slam and Satanico submitting Atlantis. Adding insult to injury, Kamala then splashes the guys who have just lost! Great heel tactics there. Unfortunately, the match falls apart a little in the final stretch, as there are prolonged periods where it feels like not a lot is happening. There is a fun spot where we see Kamala being chopped down like a tree by the three tecnicos, only for him to instantly tag out, losing the effectiveness of the attack. Similarly, the ending feels a little strange, as the tecnicos finally have begun to rock Kamala, only for Atlantis and El Dandy to slide under Kamala and out of the ring. This leaves Jalisco Jr. on his own against the three rudos, with Kamala giving him a big splash to pick up the three count. A complete fish out of water set-up really, and very entertaining for it. If the idea of Kamala playing every cowardly heel you've ever clapped eyes sounds interesting, you owe it to yourself to watch this match. Very good match overall - shame about the finish.