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  1. Migs
    Much like the Savage DVD, the one show one mixes some interesting looking dark matches with a bunch of Raw matches. Was hoping for some more deep Rockers cuts, but there's at least a couple of good ones in there. http://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/full-content-wwe-shawn-michaels-showstopper-unreleased-dvd/
  2. Migs
    I've been watching a lot of New Japan on AXS lately, and I'm oddly ambivalent about JR and Barnett on commentary. I like the casualness sometimes, like you're just listening to two dudes talk wrestling. JR can still get a great call in when he's engaged. On the other hand, it feels like they are really slow to learn move names, have this weird primness about cheating, and only get really excited by stiffness ("slobberknocker!").
  3. Migs
    This is the Bucks vs. Omega and El Generico. The homage to Over the Top in the middle from Omega and Matt was pretty amusing. There's such high tension that Nick slipping in to break it up with a frog splash is a real jolt. It seems like in this period the Bucks were trying to slow things down in their heat segment to try and draw a bit more actual heat, but I'm not sure it's working and it also feels like it's making the heat segments less entertaining. I get what they were going for, but this might be the wrong crowd for it. Omega's in an interesting stage here of starting to become the guy who'd be main eventing the Tokyo Dome 5 years later. Some of the moves, the cheekiness (which was there from the beginning with him) mixed with a more powerful but still athletic style. Even at this stage, the Bucks are good opponents for him. He uses a dead lift german superplex that is insane looking (and would be something cool for him to bust out now, I think). Entertaining, but more interesting than anything high end for any of these guys.
  4. Migs
    Last match for many years between these two. No sound and a ringside camera shoot. Looks like there's some minor clipping, but nothing too bad. Best match they've had in 2001. Wish I could hear Tajiri antagonizing the fans, but looks like he's doing a great job of it here. Crazy opens a big cut off of a Tajiri handspring kick into a chair. Tajiri is wonderfully dickish in this. Crazy busts out a spinning elbow drop that I don't recall seeing him use before. Really enjoyable all the way through - not a classic, but worth seeing if you've enjoyed their rivalry, a reasonably nice finish compared to their tepid US indy matches.
  5. Migs
    The camera angles were in very tight for this one - very different perspective than the normal WWF shoot. They brawl by the announcers' table, and one gets off a great line: "I'm glad I'm not Spanish." This is very house show punch-and-kick. Finish ramps up nicely, into a ref bump, low blow and belt shot. Triple H kicks out and is about to hit the Pedigree when Spanky leads a bunch of the young guys in to take out Triple H. Watchable and interesting, but not required viewing.
  6. Migs
    Punk and Cabana against their trainers. The trainees are the babyfaces here and are good at poking fun at the bratty heels. It definitely feels like the students may have already surpassed the teachers (particularly Dominion). The heat segment on Punk is long and pedestrian (although I think Punk is only fine at playing the face in peril).; The finish has a too cute stretch with the managers both using chairs in stereo. Perfectly acceptable wrestling but not strongly recommended.
  7. Migs
    I quite like the Bucks when they're working a comedy match, but this was just okay. The heat segment is really dull. Steen joining the match is a nice moment. The big tag to Know leading straight into a double superkick is pretty funny. But this is otherwise a pretty standard tag match, and not worth going out of your way to see.
  8. Migs
    I'm really pulling for a big tournament from Page. I think he's been great this year, although I was a little underwhelmed by his match with Takahashi. Very excited to see him get a crack at Okada.
  9. Migs
    They have announced that this will be streaming for those unable to attend (no details on the service, price, etc. yet).
  10. Migs
    Listening to a lot of bad indy commentary for the PWO2K really drives home how good Schiavone is. The bad indy guys are always trying to define the move, even when they don't know it. You look much smarter by simply moving the conversation along and simply not naming the move.
  11. Migs
    The first part of this is just a big ol' ECW tag team brawl, complete with copious weapons shots. I'm a real sucker for Nick's pushed off the ladder into a somersault dive off the ropes spot. There's some very self-aware slow climbing with guys waiting for things to get broken up. Nick bleeds, which is incredibly rare for the Bucks. The Bucks unsurprisingly use the ladder to take out the ref they have a feud with. This in "pretty good spotfest" territory until the finishing sequence really turns it up a notch, with some giant moments (including a super kick from the ladder which looked insane) and the ref angle paying off too. Really enjoyable and worth seeing.
  12. Migs
    But if you're actually trying to push someone, this is how you do it. They go out and win. That's why Alexa's more over than Roman.
  13. Migs
    These were a little short and on the low end of their series. The answer is probably Savage-Bret from '87. That's certainly what placed highest in the DVDVR WWF poll back in the day.
  14. Migs
    I was, legit, hoping for the Beer City Bruiser. He seemed like he'd be super fun based on the way the crowd responded to him during the Honor Rising shows and his match with Naito. Excited for Page, though, really curious to see what he can do in this context.
  15. Migs
    For the vacant PWG tag team titles. Seems like it's a bit of a theme for the Bucks' PWG matches around this time to start as brawls in the crowd. I prefer it to perfunctory mat segments (particularly since the brawls have good intensity), but it lessens the impact when you've seen a few. They get a "this is awesome" chant before they even get in the ring, so it's certainly working for the crowd at least. Player Dos hurdles the announcer table from the stage onto the floor in a super cool looking dive. The overall vibe is an updated version of an ECW tag team match, and that's a genre that I like a lot when it's done right. Player Dos takes some wicked tossed chairs from Nick. There's no lazy wandering spots here or intricate spot setup - just all action from start to finish. I like the attention to detail of Nick actively protecting Matt after he takes a big spot and going it alone. He's overwhelmed by the SSB... only for Matt to pull the ref out and super kick him. Tremendous. I'm not usually a fan of ref shenanigans, but this pays off so well. Terrific match, highly recommended.
  16. Migs
    1988 WWF is filled with that stuff. Johnny V is there at the beginning of the year. Dan Spivey is there until March. JYD is there until November!
  17. Migs
    This is the main event. These guys teamed earlier in the evening but are once again matched up, because ICW's booking at this point is full Russo. Joel Gertner is on commentary, which is not normally optimal, but by indy standards he's fucking Gordon Solie. They start fast with some loud chops. I don't like Ki hitting Tidal Crush this early in a match - requires his opponent to stand their for a while having not taken much damage. Xavier blows a complicated dive. Ki takes Xavier off the top rope with a big kick which sends Xavier into the barricade. These guys are working very fast tonight. They're usually a little better, even this early on in their careers, at pacing. It's not like this is a short match, either, around 13 minutes. The Ki Krusher draws a "holy shit" chant. Jac Sabboth interferes and a belt shot draws a DQ. I love both guys, but they had much better matches against each other. This supposedly sets up a cage match between the two, but it doesn't seem that ever happened.
  18. Migs
    USA Pro always had this habit of taking what could have been an interesting singles match and making it a much lamer three way. This starts as Guido v. Ki, picking up nicely where their JCW match left off, until Mikey enters for no clear reason and adds himself to the match. Good action, though. Ki gets a dive in despite the ceiling being really low. A typical three way mess, but an enjoyable one. Fred the Elephant Boy is on commentary, because, uh, I dunno. Boogie Knights interfere to take out Guido, and he gets pinned by Ki. But apparently the match goes on, which renders the pin breakups earlier in the match nonsensical. Xavier interferes, leading to Mikey pinning Ki off camera (despite there being two cameras). Watchable but far from essential.
  19. Migs
    This is billed as their final match against each other in the US, and it appears it might have been, as cagematch has no record of any others (they wouldn't meet again in the US until One Night Stand, and even that was a three way with Guido). They'd wrestle again in Mexico a few weeks later, though. First we've seen of Dusty's indy and it looks like a pretty big crowd by 2001 indy standards. This is good. They keep things relatively basic, but the match is well worked and moves nicely. Still, not much to recommend this unless you're a completist on their series (which it seems like I might be now). If you're looking to check out one of their US indy matches, this is well above the CZW one.
  20. Migs
    This is a handicap match, with the Moondogs being joined by their manager (who previously had turned on DHS). If anyone goes to the outside of the ring, they are apparently disqualified, which seems incredibly limiting. I also need to point out it seems like half the commentary has been erased, as there's one announcer but he's clearly replying to someone at points (either that or making very odd non-sequitors about children's birthday parties). The Moondogs get tossed out early, and then Monsta Mack tosses Mafia out onto them - I guess getting thrown out is a loophole? The Moondogs are fun power workers and plausible foes for DHS. They take a lot of the match, and it's pretty enjoyable. Very lame finish with a fake chairshot DQ. Watchable but not strongly recommended.
  21. Migs
    Rematch from the last month, where they went to a 10 minute (?!) draw. We've now progressed from 10 minutes to having no time limit. Love the intensity of the mat wrestling to start. Ki keeps taking control, leading to Guido getting frustrated and bailing. Nice job from Guido of pacing things. It's not a Fameasser, crappy announcer, it's a Sicilian Slice. Although, to be fair, it is also a Fameasser. This is going great until Don Montoya interferes and hits Ki with a belt, leading to Guido hitting something (the camera doesn't show it and the announcer doesn't call it) for the win. Despite the crappy finish, this was a lot of fun and well worth seeking out.
  22. Migs
    Curious to see Spike on the indies, as he ended up going to the WWF pretty quickly after this and thus didn't have nearly as long an indy run as some of the other ECW alumni. Some solid wrestling to start. Don Montoya and Inferno interfere on Youth's behalf, and they fall into an, um, sexual position that gets some embarrassing retrograde chants. Youth controls off some more interference. This is all totally fine but pretty uninspiring. Spike takes the offense, and that gets the crowd going a bit. Spike accidentally gives the ref the Acid Drop for reasons unexplained, and Youth's cronies interfere some more. The crowd is so dead.Spike dispatches everyone and hits the Acid Drop, and a new ref runs in to count the three. I'll let you put the Dusty finish together on how Youth retains. Nothing to see here.
  23. Migs
    The announcers make a big deal that this might be their last match. They'd do the match again next week. This goes barely five minutes. They both hug Hat Guy to start, which enrages the other fans for some reason. Some nice sequences, but both guys are also working later and keeping it low key. They do some light crowd brawling. Just as the match is getting going, Nick Mondo runs in to attack Crazy. Not much at all to this one, very skippable.
  24. Migs
    CZW debut for Red and Maximo. The Briscoes at this point are managed by Dewey Donovan. The CZW commentators aren't as bad as the ICW commentators, but they are still atrocious and an active detriment to enjoying the match. The Briscoes control with some double teams early, and then we get into some dives that get big pops. Mark splats on the floor on his. The Red Star Press (not named yet) gets a strong but oddly polite round of applause. Red and Maximo get the heat on Mark, which feels odd... they don't really do anything heelish. And indeed, they get some giant reactions for the Maximo Driver and Red's big twisting splash. The Briscoes take over and hit a weak total elimination. The Briscoes win with some interference, a big power bomb, and a moonsault from Mark. Not as strong a debut as in Queens for Red and Maximo, but still a fun showcase for both teams.
  25. Migs
    Nothing has ever summed up the Attitude Era better.
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