AAW Hostile Intentions 2013 DVD Review
At Defining Moment, the Allegiance Tag Team Tournament began with yet another match of the year contender. On this night, there were five tournament matches. When looking at the schedule…
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At Defining Moment, the Allegiance Tag Team Tournament began with yet another match of the year contender. On this night, there were five tournament matches. When looking at the schedule…
One of the big questions I was curious going into these Shine events was, “When are they going to crown a champion?” I understand the loose affiliation with Shimmer, but…
Shine 7 was probably the best show in their brief history, so the question is how do you follow up Valkyrie essentially dominating the competition and winning three matches? Put…
The internet’s second favourite Dragon Gate reviewer (Zombiehater‘s HellionLee) is here with live coverage of the last Dragon Gate USA show of 2013; Freedom Fight! This is Gabe Sapolsky’s Japanese…
On July 14th VWAA followed up their Numbers Game 3.0 show with Paving the Path. This show featured such talent as Ophidian, Chuck Taylor, Mustafa Ali and the first VWAA…
Reign of Violencewas very simply one of AAW’s biggest shows of the year for one year. After four months of interaction between them, the numerous promos and threats, Eddie Kingston…
The first six Shine shows seemed almost like a prelude for what was to come in the rest of their existence. Having a huge heel group form is a big…
Although it’s interesting to see what a wrestling company does on their biggest show of the year, one could argue the follow up show is equally, if not more important.…
Retro Reunion on October 19th, 2013 Opening Match: Paul London and Jordan Lennox vs. Pete Dunne and Mark Andrews London was a last-minute addition but certainly helps the “Retro Reunion”…
I still remember the day I watched the first Beyond Wrestling DVD. It was quite the scene. The camera work was decent, the garage/storage room gave it both a rinky…
One of my biggest pet peeves about professional wrestling and life in general is people using hyperbole. We’ve become a society where everything is either the best ever or the…
I need to remove the veil of PWG for the purposes of this review for just one second. Now I’m not going to say PWG has had a bad year…
Every year Absolution is THE event for AIW. It’s where some of the best matches happen, a lot of storylines reach their conclusion, and the stage is set for the…
In many ways, Shine 6 felt like an official to the company with a clear storyline now coming into focus based on the ending. Shines 1-5 certainly had their pluses…
There was a time that women’s wrestling wasn’t as common as it was today. Shimmer, WSU, Shime, AIW’s Girl’s Night Out are at least accepted cogs in the machine of…
No Escape 2013 on October 5th, 2013 Pre-Show Match: Bucky Collins vs. JJ Garrett They trade control of a wristlock. Garrett hip tosses Collins to the apron. Collins reenters the…
Although star ratings and the lack of a blowaway may not reflect it at times, Shine 5 was overall my favorite event from the promotion. I really felt like some…
Shine 4 was a chance to upend the formula slightly thanks to some help from some international stars in town for Shimmer the following week in Berwyn for the quadruple…
While the first two Shine events felt like set-ups for future shows, Shine 3 felt like a more complete wrestling show with solid, quality matches throughout the card and another…
With Sara Del Rey not being on this show and the main event more of an angle than a match, Shine 2 wasn’t as good as Shine 1. There were…