ThomasFromIowa

The hall of fame show was really fun. I was unable to attend the rest of the hall of fame activities due to work, but the show was dang good. Another match to look for when (if) Midnight throws more on YouTube is the Legend Killers vs Zero Gravity match. It was just a really solid tag match between two of the better teams in the midwest. Also, Bob Backlund's interview with Midnight Guthrie was truly something special for the live audience. I'm intrigued by this weekend's Metro Pro card in Kansas City. The Vic Capri vs Ace Steel match is something I really want to see. Also, they have a hoss fight with Kevin Lee Davidson vs Redwing which will be awesome too. This card is as good as anything I've seen Metro Pro put out so I'll be eager to hear how it goes. For other shows that have got me hyped, Dreamwave is running Bucky Collins vs Little Guido which is like a full on dream match for me. These two are good enough to have me transitioning from the edge of my seat to howling with laughter so I'm just ready to see it next weekend. Dreamwave is also running Prince Ali vs AR Fox. Ali's last number of outings at Dreamwave have all been matches that have been dramatic and sucked me in. Usually during Fox's matches I'm just entertained, but not quite involved with the match like I am when Ali wrestles. I'm interested to see if Ali can bridge the gap with Fox and bring me home as pleased as I've been after his matches with Cage, Rose, and the ladder match. Also, I'm excited for the SCW anniversary show. Not as excited, but still excited. The Connor Braxton vs Shane Hollister match should do really well as both are the most over heel/face in walcott and really good in those roles. I'm also pumped for the return of Funky Munky Wrestling (head to twitter and check out the poster for Return of the Judi as it is something special), which is my favorite promotion. Its not their upcoming show that has my eye, but the Bucky Collins vs Matt Cage ladder match in September. If you haven't seen them, check out the Bucky vs Cage matches on Funky Munky's Youtube. They are as good of matches as you'll find on the indie level in the midwest. These guys just don't disappoint and now they will be following up those matches with a ladder match. I'm beyond pumped.

I actually like the Kerry-Borne feud quite a bit. They seem to have a natural chemistry and Borne is interesting enough to make this more than usual boring Kerry stuff.

I came to this board to read the GWE stuff and stuck around. I think GWE is only ever going to interest people who make a point to try and watch every style of wrestling which isn't a large amount of people. But I think GWE is a project that really does serve as a reference point for people within that interest.

I found this disturbing. Like, I know its World Class, and these are the fans that stuck around through all of the crazy Von Erich wackiness, but I can't figure out why the crowd loves Dundee here. This feels like the beginning stages of Dundee being booked on the Jerry Springer show. Also, I find it humorous that Lowrance is assisting Dundee in this angle right after he informs the audience (assuming this is in order) that he's leaving to become a pastor.

I thought this was one of the best things I've watched on this yearbook so far. I'm legitimately sad. Also, I'm convinced Mr Rogers stole his goodbye speech from Lowrance.

Martin Short and Maya Rudolph's show had a skit with Cena/Short being cast as Hogan in a Hogan vs Gawker movie and it was very funny.

Lots of big things happening right now in midwest wrestling. - Freelance had another great show and keeps building steam. I didn't see the show as I was at a show in Des Moines, but all reports say the show was excellent. - Pro Wrestling Revolver was actually good. I was very skeptical about a supercard without storylines being ran in Des Moines, but the show was awesome. A dude did a 20 foot balcony dive during the 8 man scramble that was just so crazy. Hardcore Holly vs Sami Callihan was actually really good and I think how good Holly is at his age is really understated. I've seen him 4 times post WWE and his intensity is unmatched by anybody I've ever seen live. Also, Arik Cannon vs Tommy Dreamer had an unexpectedly great match. Dreamer cut an A+ promo after the match about how Cannon told him that before the match that Dreamer was the only person to ever call him back from a big company and say something good when he first started wrestling and put Cannon over as somebody who would be a household name if the people in power appreciated talent. It was really odd how much this promo had me, but it was really powerful.This is the second in a row of absurdly good wrestling from Cannon in Des Moines. A couple weeks ago he had a really good match with Redwing. Also, John Morrison messed up what state he was in during the go home promo. There's debate amongst those of us who were there live as to if it was intentional or not, but I"m pretty sure he actually thought he was in Ohio, because we then had Sami Callihan running to the ring and giving an actual go home promo. Also notable was how well Billy Gunn moves for his age and Trevor Lee admitting that TNA sucks, but saying he's the biggest star there. - Scott County Wrestling out of Walcott announced Seth Rollins was going into the SCW hall of fame. There's no word if he'll actually be there or not. I'm leaning not as they didn't push that, but there's always a chance as it is the promotion in association with Black and Brave. This also kicked off a good angle where Shane Hollister was upset that he wasn't one of the first two members of the HOF with Tyler Black and Marek Brave. Hollister then proceeded to say he wanted to wrestle right now to take out his frustrations. Out came 120 lb comedy gimmick B&B graduate Rip Studwell. Hollister destoyed him. The Brainbuster looked lethal. Hollister got on the mic and said he had it with Black and Brave and asked for another opponent. Out came Dantay Leone (am definitely spelling that wrong). Dantay is probably the guy to watch out of the last group of B&B graduates as he sells incredibly for a guy who's had under a 25 matches. Hollister beat the hell out of him too and said he would be back later tonight and he was as he ruined the main event by costing B&B standout Connor Braxton his title shot. Braxton is EXTREMELY over in Walcott (without the hoverboard btw. He's three times the wrestler without the damn thing.) so the angle went over hot and I just had to talk about it here, because its great to see good wrestling. Also, Matt Cage returned to this company and was set up as the third main heel behind Hollister and champ Mason Beck. The highlight outside of Hollister was Cage getting into a screaming contest with an 8 year old girl. They were both standing on top of chairs and yelling at each other. - NOW This is Wrestling, which is the new company out of Omaha that has Vince Russo as their storyline GM, put up a video this afternoon with Vince Russo announcing that Bobby Lashley will be on their debut event. This company's Youtube videos are so bad its good gold and I'd encourage everybody to watch them. - There is an Omaha indie wrestling war going on social media between PWP Live and Magnum Pro owner Jaysin Strife. Strife pulled his champion from the PWP Live show and PWP put out a Facebook rant in a press release styled document talking down about Magnum. Strife fired back with "fuck PWP" and also a "fuck NOW" on a Facebook post. This is a lot of fun to watch as a midwest indie fan as NOW is Vince JRing both companies anyway, but they decide to fight amongst each other instead of working together. Both companies have strong upcoming shows as Magnum is probably the better company by a slim margin and have Shelton Benjamin and Damien Sandow on their next show and PWP is delivering a strong main event on their next show with Hype Gotti's return vs Sonjay Dutt. I'd advise watching Hype Gotti's Twitter for all upcoming developments in this story. - This weekend is going to be awesome as I'll be getting very drunk at Wrestlepalooza Friday and can't wait for it to come and then hit IPW Saturday where they are having a "20 man falls count anywhere ladder royal". I don't know what the hell that means, but the Riegels are on the card, so that means we'll be getting crazy ladder spots. Also, Proving Grounds Pro is having a hell of a show in central Illinois next weekend, but the drive is near 4 hours for me and I can't justify making it when I'll be hungover and IPW is right around the corner. - EDIT: Magnum Pro just put a video on Youtube of Redwing doing Omaha Dancing with the Stars. The indie wrestling Gods just keep delivering today.

My god, JJ Garrett (Gareaux!) is doing Prince of the Deathmatches. He posted this promo for it that had me chuckling pretty heavily.

Yes, I will be. I missed the show last year as I was moving that weekend, but the card seems like a must for anybody who lives in around these parts with the usual IPW roster plus Ricochet and Dirden and an indie cage. I'm really pumped to see Dirden live for the first time.

Chicken Wing, I just saw Pro Wrestling Battleground has a show this weekend in the twin cities area. They were really hot about six months ago (to make it short, they were bringing in guys from throughout the midwest and had a really hot angle where they retired Horace the Psychopath to a cowardly heel), and though I haven't heard much about them lately they have a show this weekend in the twin cities and are known to always have good shows and a lively crowd. I'm stuck in a position where there isn't a live show within three hours from my house until June 10th and it has me freaking out and considering stupid road trips. The show on the 10th is the Pro Wrestling Revolver show which has Billy Gunn vs John Morrison, Jack Evans vs Scotty 2 Hotty, Hardcore Holly vs Sami Callihan and a ton of other unfortunate pairings. After that, I thankfully get Wrestlepalooza on the 17th which I am super pumped for. At the first Des Moines show I didn't necessarily care for the wrestling, but I was trashed and had the best time and I'm hoping to live that again. God bless Arik Cannon for Wrestlepalooza.

My goodness, I made a hateful post about this match to talk about another match between these two. Now, I hate myself. This was a damn good match.

There's a really interesting company opening up in Omaha called Now This is Wrestling and Vince Russo involved in at least an onscreen level. He did this promo that is either great or awful saying he is the matchmaker of the company. While this group feels like it could be a wreck, they have won me back over with their first match announcement, The Reigels vs Zero Gravity.

I attend Dreamwave somewhat regularly and always enjoy the show, but I feel like they don't get attention because they just aren't that exciting. Like, they are exciting for this part of the country, but on a nationwide perspective, booking AR Fox vs other superindie guys just isn't breaking ground stuff anymore. It feels like they are always about a year and half behind the hot indie wrestling trend. I think Ali doing the cruiserweight series is going to be a good bump for them though, as they just made him their new champion/main attraction.

Cannonballs into the corner. If anybody who is heavy or explosively athletic does this move it is awesome to watch.

I feel like we might have enough footage from the different periods of Robert Fuller's career to make the Bockwinkel assumption and just assume he was good during the years we don't have on tape. The thought of a 20 year career of him working well throughout it makes him feel like a guy who really got lowballed in this project.