Circle 6:SVN Days a Week

 

Days before this Houston was hit with a hurricane and a lot of people they're were without power,  I met a bunch of cool ass people from Houston so glad everyone is good and hope they had a fun few hours to forget about things. 

Low Rider v. Masada

Low Rider can do a lot of cool high flying and not to mention has a banger of an entrance theme.  I don't know the name of the song but I used to hear it all the time when I made pizzas. Masada was a cool surprise and this was a cool match except the finish was too sudden. I could have used a few more minutes of this. 

Masada won via submission

2/5

Chris Carter v. Aero Boy 

This was a cool Lucha-style match with some cool tube spots but again, this was too short of a match.

Aero Boy won via pinfall 

2/5

Dimitri Alexandrov v. Chamberlain

Dimitri Alexandrov is one of the most underrated Death Match Wrestlers going right now.  This dude can wrestle as well as do crazy death match spots and this match did a good job of showcasing him on a bigger platform. 

Dimitri Alexandrov won via pinfall

2.75/5

Atticus Cogar v. Akira

This got pretty intense. Both men are upping their game a lot lately Atticus regained a lot of the motivation I felt he was missing for a bit and the last few Death Matches I've seen of his have been bangers. Akira found something in Japan and has been killing it ever since.  This was a good match with some brutal spots on cinder blocks, I recommend checking it out.

Atticus Cogar won via pinfall

2.75/5

Studstache v. Hoodfoot

I get it this was the battle of the behemoths but with that said, this was way too slow for me. We did get Hoodfoot chokeslamming Studstache through a pane of glass but that was it.

Hoodfoot won via pinfall

1.5/5

Drake Younger v. Otis Cogar in a Last Man Standing Match 

This match was brutal. Drake looked great here again and took some insane spots like it was 2009 all over again. This dude took a backdrop onto a barbed wire door and was stuck in it for a good minute, insane. Otis winning was a nice surprise too.

Otis Cogar won 

3/5

Bobby Beverly v. Orin Veidt v. AJ Gray v. Journey Fatu in a 4-Way Match for the Ultraviolent Championship 

The match itself was chaotic to watch on tv, I'm sure live it was fun as fuck though.  With that said, It was violent, Journey Fatu got a chance to shine here and the right person won the championship in Bobby Beverly. The Bev is going to put the Ultraviolent Championship on the map for sure.

Bobby Beverly won the Circle Ultraviolent Championship via pinfall

3.5/5

Overall

This was a great show. The 2 main events killed it. And we had a solid mid-card and I'm glad Dimitri Alexandrov got to show out like he did. Also, Shlak coming in at the end was a great surprise. This is free on YouTube go check it out. 

8/10

RPW: Scum of the Earth 2024

 

Big Fuckin Bulls v. Randi West and Schwartzy 

This was a good way to start the show. The Big Fuckin Bulls were great here and I hope to see them on more shows. Big Fuckin Bulls were just that, a straight-up bruiser tag team. The match had some fuckery but it was mostly around the ring brawl. 

Randi West and Scwartzy won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Zach Thomas and Gregory Iron defended the RPW Tag Team Championship against Ricky Shane Page and Vincent Nothing 

This was a great, traditional tag match. I haven't seen a lot of Gregory Iron and this dude can go in the ring, I like 44OH Blue winning because RSP winning means he cab to be even more of a shithead heel and I'm here for it.

Ricky Shane Page and Vincent Nothing won the RPW Tag Team Championship via pinfall

3.25/5

Remington Rhor defended the RPW Kamikaze Championship against Chuck Stein 

This was a great Death Match by 2 underrated talents. I think the world of Remington Rhor and big things are on the horizon for him. I think the world of the TFC faction as well so these two went out and showed the people what's up and had some sick spots. Syringes and gusset doors were used. The Please Come Back chant was well deserved for Chuck Stein. 

Remington Rhor retained via pinfall 

3/5

Eric Dillinger v. Shlak

This match was amazing. Great Death Match action with all the tubes and barbed wire and air but these guys can wrestle too. Shlak busted out an Armbar that woulda make Zack Sabre Jr. Cry. 

Shlak won via pinfall 

3.5/5

Tommy Vendetta v. Otis Cogar 

While this match was slow for my liking, it did have Christian Napier come out and cost Otis the match to continue the 44OH Yellow v. Blue story so I wonder where they go next. 

Tommy Vendetta won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Judge Joe Dredd v. Casanova Valentine 

This was a violent hoss fight and Judge Joe Dredd is the best heel in Death Match right now but this had to end with a non finish. What kinda bullshit is that?

No Contest

2.5/5

Atticus Cogar defended the RPW Championship against Jake Crist 

This was a good straight-up wrestling match that reminded me of a Little Guido/Super Crazy/Yoshihiro Tajiri match from 99. Just nice hard-hitting wrestling with some high-flying. 

Atticus Cogar retained via pinfall 

2.5/5

Drake Younger v. MM3 

This was amazing. Drake and MM3's styles of Death Match wrestling mixed with strong style are mirror images of each other and here it showed. Fuckery wise nothing crazy was used just some tubes and glass but Drake is such a professional that every time those were used it was devastating and meant something. This was a great match and go out of your way to watch it. This one has to be up there for the top 10 Death Matches of 2024.

MM3 won via pinfall

5/5

Overall

This was another banger brought to you by RPW. Shout out to them stepping up their production game with new cameras and a professional ring skirt. This didn't have anything bad on it and the Main, like I said is a match-of-the-year contender.

7.5/10

CZW: Tournament of Death 3

Evil Ninja v. Arsenal in a First-Round Match

This started sloppy and the dive the Ninja did to the outside missed by a mile and was very scary. But once the match got together it was good. We had 2 insane piles driven through a chair and multiple light tube bumps. Good stuff once it got going. 

Arsenal advanced via pinfall

2/5

Ruckus v. Nick Gage in a First-Round Match

As a wrestling match, this was good. As a match in a Death Match Tournament not so much. The only thing used was a barbed wire board, the rest was just a wrestling match with some flippy shit from Ruckus.

Nick Gage advanced via pinfall

2/5

Mad Man Pondo v. Wifebeater in a First-Round Match 

This had a lot of weapons in it like a Keyboard, Plants with thorns and a TV. Now we're getting somewhere with this tournament. 

Wifebeater advanced via pinfall 

2.25/5

Sexxxy Eddy v. Ian Knoxx in a First-Round Match 

This was a great way to debut Sexxxy Eddy. This man gave Mrs. Zandig a lapdance and then tore it up with Ian Knoxx. Amazing. 

Sexxxy Eddy advanced via pinfall

2.25/5

Green Phantom v. Necro Butcher in a First-Round Match 

The best I can do to describe this match was this was a goddamn fight. Necro in this era especially was a complete assbeater. Green Phantom held his own as well and this was a very stiff, violent and chaotic match.

Necro Butcher advanced via pinfall 

3.25/5

JC Bailey v. Chris Ca$h in a First-Round Match 

This match was nuts. These two did all kinds of high-flying through tubes and early on it looked like Chris Ca$h cut his hand badly but still powered through the match. It sucks both of these guys are no longer with us. 

JC Bailey advanced via pinfall 

2.75/5

Sexxxy Eddy v. The Arsenal in a Second-Round Match 

After this performance, Sexxxy Eddy better has won. This dude damn near bled to death, to the point he was shooting blood out of his arm and drank it and still took bumps onto glass and wrestled 10 to 15 minutes after. Damn right, Eddy won.

Sexxy Eddy advanced via pinfall

3.25/5

JC Bailey v. Wifebeater in a Second Round Match 

This was a pretty brutal match with a Weedwacker used and the bump JC Bailey took on the truck bed with Light Tubes was insane. But this was way too short and I could have used a lot more of this.

Wifebeater advanced via pinfall

2/5

Nick Gage v. Necro Butcher in a Second-Round Match 

The only way to describe this is it was like watching a legit fight at a bar. Both men were believable and just swung for the fences.

Necro Butcher advanced via pinfall

2.75/5

Wifebeater v. Necro Butcher in the Tournament of Death Finals

This was a finale! Necro Butcher's selling that he could barely walk was great. No one was as believable as Necro back then. Wifebeater swinging around tubes like nobody's business was great too. And the finish of the truck through the flaming tables was insane.

Wifebeater won Tournament of Survival via pinfall

3/5

Overall

This was a cool Tournament for memorable spots and this Put IWS on the map. And Necro Butcher was the MVP of this one for me. This was a Cool Tournament that you should check out.  

7/10

 

RPW v. POR: Stuntin' On Em 2024

 JC Xtreme v. Satu Jinn in a Barbed Wire Massacre Match 

This was a great way to open the show. JC Extreme showed me something here by taking some nasty-looking bumps into barbed wire and onto tubes. Plus Satu Jinn's back was lacerated deep here.

JC Extreme won via pinfall

2.75/5

Mickie Knuckles v. Casanova Valentine 

This match had Mickie Knuckles and Casanova Valentine in it so of course it was fun.  

Casanova Valentine won via pinfall

2/5

Chuck Stein v. Kevin Khaos 

This was pretty ridiculous. We had some pretty sketchy-looking fireworks spots and the syringes always make me cringe. This was a pretty entertaining match. 

Kevin Khaos won via pinfall

2.25/5

Battle Royal 

This was a standard Battle Royal. Too chaotic to call. It was still fun and I like that Angel Metro won, but it was still too chaotic for me.

Angel Metro won via pinfall

1.75/5

Banaslam played a set that was cut out but the music and compilation video are cool, they sound like Brother's Keeper to me.

Remington Rhor defended the RPW Kamikaze Championship against Kamikaze in a Light Tube Cabin Match 

To start this match Remington Rhor cut a heel promo. I liked it I wanna see more of heel Rhor. This was a match where the object was to put your opponent through a Light tube cabin. This of course had a lot of tubes and a lot of blood so I enjoyed that.

Remington Rhor retained 

2.75/5

JJ Escobar v. El Shlako in a Demolition Derby Death Match

This match was straight out of Grand Theft Auto. JJ Allin took insane bumps including being hit by a fucking car! Then being put in the trunk of said car, had firecrackers put in the trunk with him and then hade lid closed. The finish with El Shlako submitting JJ with the plastic bag was great and JJ Allin is lucky to be alive after this. 

El Shlako won via submission

3.5/5

Overall 

RPW is on fire right now and I like the outlaw vibe of this show. Even though this was a split show it was a lot of fun and the main event was memorable. This also accomplished the goal of me wanting to watch more P.O.R

7/10

X-Brand: Project X Ultraviolent House Party 2024

 

Jimmy Chondo Lyon v. Hardcore 

This was by far the best Chondo match I've seen and he is great as a heel. Hardcore took insane amounts of punishment too, countless light tube shows, getting pildriven onto a windshield and being slammed through a tube-covered ironing board but Hardcore still got the W. Also Joe Beisler didn't deserve to but hit with tubes, come Chondo! This was a fun way to open the show. 

Hardcore won via pinfall

3.25/5

Jesse Daniels v. Low Life Louie Ramos 

This was a straight Abdullah v. Carlos Colon match.  These dudes stabbed each other with several objects it was short and violent but it was also a bit slow. Also, a side note is Louie is looking good with the bleached hair.

Jesse Daniels won via pinfall

2/5

Liam Black v. Jake Manley

This was a standard indie match. Nothing else to say about it. 

Jake Manley won via pinfall 

1.75/5

Alex Stretch defends the PWF Death Match Championship against Kevin Khaos

This had some crazy spots. The spot where Kevin Khaos went into that barbed wire board with firecrackers started kinda sketchy but it worked. Kevin Khaos also took a bump on the windshield of a truck. Alex Stretch took a bump onto the wooden stairs and it's insane to me that Alex Stretch had to work H2O later on. 

Alex Stretch retained via pinfall 

2.75/5

Kamikaze v. Anthraxx

This was a short match and Kamikaze didn't get much offense but, Kamikaze did get shot with a Roman Candle.

Anthraxx won via pinfall 

2/5

Kristian Ross defended the X-Brand Championship against Anthraxx

This was a short match again but it had some good tube shots and got to showcase how good Veronica Cane is as a heel valet, I need more of her in my wrestling. 

Kristian Ross retained via pinfall 

1/5

Creamy World Order v. Deep Creek Syndicate

This was a comedy match to lighten things up, it served its purpose but didn't do anything for me. 

Deep Creek Syndicate won via pinfall 

1.5/5

Before this Jasmine St. Claire was made GM of X-Brand. Loved her in ECW loved her in TNA loved her in XPW so it will be cool to see her here. 

Mad Man Pondo v. Shadow WX v. North Korean Assassin 

This match is the reason you guys and I are here. This was my first North Korean Assassins match and my brother, he needs to be on more shows. This man can bleed good and then there was the fire spot. Shadow WX breathed fire onto North Korean Assassin and the fire didn't go out so his shirt got burnt to his back. This was scary and hope all is well with the assassin. 

Shadow WX won via pinfall

2.5/5

MM3 v. Danny Demanto 

Matchwise I didn't see much other than tubes being broken but I'm just happy Danny is doing good and he's already moving a lot better. 

Danny Demanto won via pinfall

2.5/5

Drake Younger v. Jimmy Lloyd 

Drake is the master of putting together a Death Match.  All this had was tubes but it was insane.  This reminded me of a Big Japan Match where they made everything mean something and the best part of this was Drake and Jimmy going suplex for suplex.

Drake Younger won via pinfall

3.5/5

Overall

I had been wanting to check out X-Brand for a while and this did not disappoint. This had great Death Match wrestling on it and it had Early CZW vibes. Keep it up X-Brand, you got something here.

7/10

IWS v. GCW:Scarred 4 Life 2024

 

Nathan Yarmawick, Melanie Havok Leah Sparx and v. Elevation and Dasie Leon

This was a good introduction to the IWS Talent. Even though it was kept short I'm glad it wasn't overkill either like scrambles can be. 

Nathan Yarmawick, Melanie Havok and Leah Sparx won via pinfall 

1.5/5

 Katrina Crees defended the IWS Women's Championship against Kristara and Masha Slamovich 

This was the Masha Slamovich show. She elevated the ladies she was in the ring with and deserved to win

Sexxxy Eddy v. Bob Anger v. Big Ben Ortmanns v. Alex Maze v. Tara Zep v. Dante Dubois

Instead of burying the match for being a scramble, especially since this one wasn't bad ill just say what stood out to me. Sexxy Eddy is still amazing and his in-ring comedy is brilliant. Tara Zep is someone I'm very high on. Not only is she a beast in Death Matches she worked the ropes great in this match doing cool lucha moves and the Curb Stomp into the splits was insanely athletic and popped the fuck out of me. Big Ben Ortmanns looked good in this too but I need to see more of his stuff.  

Dante Dubois won via pinfall

2.5/5

Jimmy Lloyd and Charlie Tiger v. Casanova Productions 

This was a pretty standard tag match. Casanova Productions look like they have potential and I wouldn't mind seeing more of them.

Casanova Productions won via pinfall 

2/5

Carl Jepsen defended the IWS Championship against Gringo Loco 

This was a cool match with Gringo Loco doing his Lucha stuff and Carl Jepsen, a man who flies around the ring and shouldn't be able to.

Carl Jepsen won via pinfall

2.25/5

Benjamin Tull v. James Stone v. Junior Benito v. Gabe Kidd

This was a solid fight. You had 3 of the 4 men who were hosses and a smaller man in Junior Benito doing cool high-flying stuff. Great action here.

Gabe Kidd won via pinfall 

3/5

Bussy v. TDT

This started slow but once it picked up it was good. These TDT boys are hard-hitting and are beasts. Montreal is lucky to have a team like TDT.

TDT won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Mance Warner defended the GCW Championship against Green Phantom 

Mance Warner came out and demanded a ten-minute time Limit. The match had a lot of cool stuff though, a Green Phantom table and a weedwhacker to be exact, but it was short and had a no-contest. What could have been?

No Contest

2/5

Joey Janela v. PCP Manny 

This was pretty crazy. We had actual doors, spots into tacks and the spot where Joey jumped off of the truck with the lit cigarette was amazing. The IWS v. GCW story was great and this match was an awesome way to end it.

PCP Manny won via pinfall

3/5

Overall 

The main event was great and the 4 way was great as well but the rest of the card was just there. This was still a decent show but had the potential to be great. Will be diving more into IWS in the future though.

6.5/10

GCW:Worst Behavior 2024

 

 

Jody Threat v. Megan Bayne 

While Megan Bayne was amazing again this match didn't do too much for me. There wasn't anything that stood out. 

Megan Bayne won via pinfal

2/5

Gringo Loco v. Galena Del Mal 

This was a good lucha style match and the way Galena Del Mal moved around the ring with such ease is not easy for a man his size to do. 

Gringo Loco won via pinfal

3/5

Kerry Morton v. Speedball Mike Bailey 

This was a fun match with Kerry just on the mic the entire match just being the ultimate heel. Speedball was able to get a good match out of Kerry as well so this was fun.

Speedball Mike Bailey won via pinfall

2/5

Bollywood Boyz v. Gahbage Daddies 

Both teams here were great. Bollywood Boyz were entertaining and seemed to have gotten charisma, which they didn't have much of previous to seeing them this weekend. If you put that Bollywood team in with 2 of the best actual wrestlers on the roster, that's a recipe for a fun match. 

Bollywood Boyz won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Gabe Kidd v. Joey Janela 

This was a hard-hitting and good wrestling match. I Quit watching NJPW a long time ago but after this, I may want to check out more Gabe Kidd. Not to mention if you've read my other posts you know how I feel about Joey Janela so of course this is going to be a good match.

Gabe Kidd won via pinfall

3.25/5

Jordan Oliver v. Charles Mason 

I understand Jordan Oliver was injured and this was used to write him out of GCW but this match was boring and slow. 

Jordan Oliver won via pinfall

1.5/5

Bussy and Masha Slamovich v. Green Phantom, Sexxy Eddy and PCP Manny 

This match served its purpose of getting the Canadian contingent over in the feud of IWS v. GCW and I enjoy a good PCP Manny match.

Bussy and Masha Slamovich won via pinfall

2.5/5

Violence is Forever defended the GCW Championship against Dynasty

This was evenly matched and was a good straight-up tag match.

Violence is Forever retained via pinfall 

2.75/5

Blake Christian v. Mance Warner 

As far as match and story go this was great with a solid straight-up match and the feud continuing going into the triple threat ladder match at Homecoming. It sucks that this ended in a No Contest but Megan Bayne is now involved in the story since Mance Warner stabbed her in the eye as Joey Janela was held down by Steph DeLander and Broski Jimmy and forced to watch. 

No Contest 

3/5

Overall

This was a pretty good show with some good wrestling on it and some solid storytelling If this is the prelude to the IWS show sign me up.

7/10

GCW:Crime Wave 2024

 

Blake Christian defended the GCW Championship against Sam Stackhouse 

Even though this match was just okay I may be finally getting on board the Sam Stackhouse train. As a big guy Stackhouse can really do some cool stuff. 

Blake Christian retained via pinfall

2/5

Dulce Tormenta v. Allie Katch 

This was a standard wrestling match. Good but nothing stood out to me. 

Allie Katch won via pinfall 

2.25/5

John Wayne Murdoch v. Jordan Oliver 

It was good to see John Wayne Murdoch show he can work a regular match here and the finish with Jordan Oliver giving a shell shock through a door was great. The rest of the match kind of dragged though. 

Jordan Oliver won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Ninja Mack v. Sidney Akeem 

I was not into this match for the same reason I don't like ROH Pure Matches. Except instead of rolling around on the mat trying to grab an Arm Bar these guys were rolling around on the mat trying to get a Hurricanrana. This is not what this match should have been.

Sidney Akeem won via pinfall

1.75/5

Violence is Forever defended the GCW Tag Team Championship against Los Desperados 

Here is where the show started to pick up. This was a really solid match that started off as what you would expect, Lucha against Technical. After great wrestling they went into brawling and I didn't know a door could do as much damage as it did to Kevin Ku's back.

Violence is Forever retained via pinfall

3.5/5

The Bob Squad (Shota, Chris Carter and Bobby Flaco)v. Lucha Libre Guys (Kalibus, Mago and Epidemias Jr) v. Mudda Fadda Daddy (Effy, Dark Sheik and Cole Radrick)

This was a sensory overload with all the high spots and all the people in this but at least it wasn't a scramble so they get points for that.

Mudda Fadda Daddy won via pinfall

2.5/5

Fuego Del Sol v. Galleno Del Mal

This was a pretty good lucha style match. Galleno Del Mal can move awesome for a big guy and do all the high flying. 

Galeno Del Mal won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Danhausen v. Microman

This was a fun comedy match where both people did their gimmicks well. Microman was putting curses on people and F5ing Danhausen.

Microman won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Joey Janela and Megan Bayne v. Los Macizos 

I enjoy the team of Megan Bayne and Joey Janela plus It was good to see Macizos again after an absence but this match felt rushed. I could have used a bit more violence than a door spot as well considering who was in it.

Joey Janela and Megan Bayne won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Mance Warner and Broski Jimmy v. Dante Leon and Manders

This was finally a good match on this show. It was a good brawl and showcased Mance Warner and Broski Jimmy as heels. Plus we got a barbed wire door bridge here.

Dante Leon and Manders won via pinfall

2.75/5

This was another pretty forgettable show. Other than the Tag Title Match and the main event everything else was just there. This show felt very rushed.

6.5/5

GCW:Backyard Wrestling 6

 

KJ Styles(Kerry Morton) v. Sean Henderson

This match was a straight wrestling match which I don't wanna see at backyard wrestling. The highlight if the match was seeing Cervino wear a Straw Hat with Crocs. 

KJ Styles won via pinfall

1/5

Emanon(Jimmy Lloyd) v. Claude Marrow Jr. (Ruckus)

It was cool to see Claude Marrow Jr. Throw it back to 2001 and hit all his spots, and it was also cool to see Emanon back as a babyface.

Claude Marrow Jr. won via pinfall

2/5

Brian Johnson (Mecca) v. Atom (Adam Gault)

I was impressed by the skills of Atom here. Brother can go. This match was fun and had the 2 referees against the Mecca.

Brian Johnson won via pinfall

2.25/5

JJ Allin v. Dr. Redacted v. Tarzan Duran 

Personally, it was cool as fuck to see Dr. Redacted get a shot in GCW finally. This match was a lot of fun and we saw Fire used multiple times in this one. There was a lot of cool brawling and the spot where the Soc gave Violent J a hit off Tarzan's blunt had me rolling on the floor.

JJ Allin won via pinfall

3.25/5

Jordan's Team v. The Crew

This was a pretty standard 8 man and it was too much for me to process.

Jordan's Team won via pinfall

2/5

Lil Skittle v. Mister Jay 

Now this is what Backyard Wrestling is about goddammit. This was a mat classic you need to see for yourself to describe. This is a main event in the country and you're stupid if you don't agree. Run this back at TOS next year.

Mister Jay won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Lucky 13 v. Vampyro (Facade)

We had fire, portopodys and a Forklift used. What else can I say about this?

Vampyro won via pinfall 

3/5

Overall

The backyard show is usually a lot of fun and this year was no exception. It was cool to see Redacted on a GCW show finally, Skit and Jay had a backyard classic. I had a great time watching this one.

7/10

GCW:No Sleep 2024

Broski Jimmy v. Dolce Tormenta 

Jimmy is really progressing on promos and I haven't seen a lot of Dulce but she was impressive here. The match was a good straightforward match with some lucha spots. It was fine.

Dolce Tormenta won via pinfall

2/5

Joey Janela v. Chris Carter

Chris Carter was amazing here. This man did some crazy lucha spots and did a great dive off the balcony of the Arena through a door. This was a great match and the Loko crew are great.

Joey Janela won via pinfall 

3/5

Manders v. Brick Savage

This was a hoss fight that was a bit slow but the spot where Brick Savage shoulder-tackled Manders into the crowd was great.

Manders won via pinfall 

2/5

Fuego Del Sol v. Jordan Oliver 

Fuego was over with the crowd to the point they turned on Jordan Oliver. That's kind of weird to see and we will see where that goes. The match however was a bit slow and Boring for my taste.

Jordan Oliver won via pinfall 

2.25/5

After the match, Charles Mason attacked Fuego Del Sol and Jordan Oliver made the save. Jordan Oliver then challenged Charles Mason to a match in Toronto. 

Mance Warner defended the GCW Championship against Dante Leon 

This ended up not being a match. When it started Mancer and Broski Jimmy attacked Dante Leon, and Manders came out for the save and that set up a tag for the next show 

N/A

Los Macizos v. Los Desperados 

These teams mixed lucha and hardcore wrestling well. Good stuff here and I hope Miedo is okay because the double stomp Arez gave him looked scary. 

Los Desperados won via pinfall

2.75/5

Dark Sheik v. Microman

This was a fun match. Dark Sheik was great here and did a Coast to Coast. Microman is always a good time and the streak lives.

Microman won via pinfall

2.5/5

Zilla Fatu v. John Wayne Murdoch in a Houston Street Fight

Zilla was the hometown hero here and this played into the match. John Wayne Murdoch used that to get heat with the crowd. I don't know if this was Zilla's first death match but he was a champ and took a beating and gave a beating like he had been doing this forever. This was a very good match and I wanna see more Deatn Matches with Zilla.

Zilla Fatu won via pinfall 

3/5

Overall

The crowd was hot here and it felt like an old-school GCW show. The undercard was decent and the main event was great. GCW Needs to run Premier Arena more.

6.5/10

 

GCW:I Can't Feel My Face 2024

 

Billie Starkz v. Hunter Drake 

They let the young lions show out here. It's a treat to see Billie Starkz these days in GCW because she can't be around much due to her ROH commitments. This was a nice, solid wrestling match to start the show.

Billie Starkz won via pinfall 

2.25/5

Man Like Deriess v. Jack Cartwheel 

This reminded me of watching a PWG match from 2014. This had nice fast-paced action with good hard strikes. 

Man Like Deriess won via pinfall

2.75/5

Shithouse v. Jordan Oliver, Bodhi Young Prodigy and Gahbage Daddies 

This match was sloppy. To boot I'm not a fan of 8 man, to begin with, but this had several botches and was too chaotic to comprehend anything going on. 

Jordan Oliver, Bodhi Young Prodigy and Gahbage Daddies won via pinfall

1.75/5

Manders v. Zilla Fatu 

This was a nice strong-style match. Two ignorant horses just beating the fuck out of each other. 

Zilla Fatu won via pinfall 

2.75/5

Kylie Rae v. Megan Bayne 

I like both of these women and there was nothing wrong with the match but nothing stood out to me either. 

Megan Bayne won via pinfall

2.5/5

Sandra Moone and Los Macizos v. Thrussy

This was a good six-person and had some cool comedy spots as well as good wrestling. Sandra Moone impressed me with her in-ring this weekend and has greatly improved. Also, Effy's in-ring work is on another level right now.

Thrussy won via pinfall 

2.5/5

Fuego Del Sol v. Sam Stackhouse 

This was another throwaway match on this show. 

Fuego Del Sol won via pinfall

2/5

Broski Jimmy v. Joey Janela 

This match was more about the Joey Janela being screwed out of the title storyline. I liked the continuation of that story. A new layer was added with Megan Bayne making the save on Janela and the match was a solid wrestling match.

Joey Janela won via pinfall

3/5

Overall

Other than the main event the rest of the card wasn't bad but it wasn't memorable either.  

6/10

Big Japan Match of the Week 7-2-24

Kankuro Hoshino and Ryuji Ito v. Kazumi Kikuta and Yuki Ishikawa from 5/29/24

The bumps Ito and Ishikawa took on the cinder blocks were insane. And that Double Stomp finish Ishikawa gave Hoshino onto the inverted Spike board was even more insane. This was a very good match with a perfect pace.

Kazumi Kikuta and Yuki Ishikawa won via pinfall

3.5/5