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Did they edit the burning hammer spot off the DVD? I wouldn't be shocked given the context. This match was very good live, although I could have done without that spot.

Was there ever any follow up on Rory's criminal investigation? He was (allegedly) under suspicion of possession of child pornorgaphy, wasn't he? Criminal cases are really easy to look up in PA but I was never able to find formal charges brought against him.

Always a highlight of shitty undercards and occasionally a fun tournament or tag title run or challenge. Never skipped his matches. I loved his infectious personality and blue collar work ethic. I hadn't watched him in years but very sad to hear about his death.

So stoked to see PID back, and what a banger of an episode to tackle as a return.

Ha Barnes was also on my short list of potential nominations. Love it.

I really loved the first batch of Shelley matches I watched for GWE. He had a feud with Trey Miguel between a few promotions that made me much more excited to watch Miguel wrestle than I ever had been before. Not trying to knock the guy, Shelley just has that factor where he finds and brings out such an engaging quality in most of his opponents. He still executes technical one upsmanship and intricate sequences in a way that feels competitive like few modern wrestlers are able to do. Versus Bandido in Prestige in 2022 was also very good, with much more focus than your typical big singles Bandido match usually has. A little meandering towards the end as you might expect but overall a very enjoyable match with great contributions from Shelley as the vet. Then I went back and watched him VS Shocker in TNA, a match I probably watched decades back, but had zero recollection of. It was a ton of fun, not much more you could want, and great chemistry from two wrestlers from very different walks of life. I'm excited to go back for more Shelley when I'm able to circle back to him. I've never loved his team with Sabin so in the interest of fairness I'll probably pick back up there.

I don't know if Sargeant quite made the impression on me that Rudge did in just a handful of matches but he was damn close. Britain really had some great wrestlers in the 70s of and 80s. When it comes to the escape artist types the main thing I'm looking for is that they work with their opponents to figure out how their styles can work best together. Instead of just plugging their opponents into their formula. In the matches I watched VS Myers, McManus, and Boscik, I felt like Sargeant had a different approach for all three and even when he repeated some sequences between the matches it didn't feel lazy or forced. Maybe I picked the cream of the crop of his seven (?) matches on tape, if so I'll be curious to watch the next four!

I thought the borderline styles clash between these two made this match all that much better. I really liked seeing how they compensated for each other's styles, and it brought out some great stuff from both. McManus' cheap shot tactics are always entertaining but there was something about the way it countered Sargeant's technical style that I especially loved. Conversely Sargeant brought a fire to this I really enjoyed seeing from him, and the balance between his technical work and getting in his own little cheap shots on McManus was really entertaining. Finish was abrupt but it was also a nice change of pace after seeing the tempo predictably ramp up for so many British finishing stretches in this time period.

Awesome back and forth technical match. I agree that Sargeant handily took the first two rounds but I thought Myers turned the tide in the third round which made the fourth very compelling. This is my first time seeing Sargeant and I get that some of his escapes might seem repetitive if you've seen them a few times, but man they popped me VS Myers here. I'm a Clive Myers fan but the only other singles opponent I've seen him look this good against is Grey, which is really saying something about Sargeant. This was essential viewing for the style and the time period.

DVDVRs changed me as a fan, Southern Alcohol Comix changed me as a person fundamentally. Get better DEAN~!

The CHIKARA tag with Claudio VS Quack/Jigsaw is considered an all-timer by some. Making anyone give a shit about Kane is a feather in anyone's career cap (looking at you too Waltman and Helms!). Danielson would get plugged into good tags out of necessity pretty often, like Back To The Basics, but I can't think of many times he was booked with it as a focus. The NOAH tag leagues are a good call. I'd agree Funk utterly smokes him in this area either way.

The Spectrum was such an amazing venue to see events at. It simultaneously felt so big yet so intimate. A certain electricity always in the air like a living, breathing entity. Man do I miss it.

No sarcasm ChrisDrakkar! That post ruled. And I'm totally ignorant of reggaeton so it's fascinating insight, to me at least.

Bob Mould is a national treasure, his episodes of TIJ and Turned Out A Punk are great listens with tons of great wrestling content (much more on Jericho obviously). And his last album Blue Hearts is a banger and a half.

This is the level of insight that keeps me coming back to PWO. Thank you for this knowledge drop and your unbridled enthusiasm. I will be looking that version up immediately.