2020-06-17 AEW Review

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-06-20, I am checking out the latest AEW Dynamite show from 2020-06-17

• Kenny Omega is out and Adam Page does not get an entrance?  
• So the challengers also do not get an entrance.  Yeah, they are going to win.
• My god Justin Roberts is horrible
• I love me some Dustin Rhodes as those of you who follow my classic reviews know
• Omega just screwed up a drop-down, I have been watching Dustin against enhancement talent in 1994 who could do that 
• Why is Dustin doing flying Frankensteiners?  It is not needed!
• He also just kneed Dustin in the head.  As Dustin's daddy would say Don't do shit you don't know how to do!
• I do like this arena and think AEW would be smart to stay there all the time in my opinion
• It is nice to see QT Marshall get a nice push, he ha always been underrated
• Omega loves to point and gesture 
• Page doing a great hot tag routine
•  Unless you are Fit Finlay you should not do the rolling firemans carry, he is the only person I have seen do it good
• Are Page and Omega the heels here?
• How is Dustin the best performer in AEW?
• Why is QT Marshall doing these moves?  Does everyone have to do dives over the top?
• QT needs to work on his Diamond Cutter but that is one of my favorite versions
• It is the Bunny without the mask....and no longer the bunny...I guess I need to watch Dark
• Good grief that knee looked stiff
• No respect from Omega with that cover, guess the Natural Nightmares push is over
• WTF is Abadon?
• If WWE did that people would be shitting all over it
• Why did they do the Anna Jay segment if she is going to do the JOB
• Okay, so they are going to have Anna Jay join the Dark Order?  I feel like Abadon is a better choice
• The best in the world is coming out!  MJF is better than me and everyone else!
• How is it that old men, guys like Billy and Dustin, are better than most of the roster.  Oh right because they are wrestlers and not "artists"
• Billy has a 9 head going 
• So the best performers in AEW are FTR, MJF, Billy and Dustin.  Throw-in Cody and what do almost all of them, minus MJF, have in common?  Oh right they were trained correctly and spent time in WWE/WCW learning to perform
• It is nice to see Jack Perry brought that little boy to AEW. 
• Mr. Ass is looking really good
• THAT IS NOT RIGHT!  THE REF CANNOT TOUCH A WRESTLER!!!
• MJF has the power of the punch!  Best punch in the business
• That fan should not touch a real man like MJF
• Who is the heavyset guy who cannot keep his pants up?
• Why is Jericho involved with Orange Cassidy?  Is Jericho a comedy act now?
• FRIENDSHIP TIME OUT TONY YOU SON OF A BITCH!
• How is this legal?  Big Swole is literally kidnapping a person!
• That neck tat is awful!
• What the hell did Cody just say?
• Starks need to put on a bit of bulk, looks like a high school kid still in my opinion
• Seriously Justin Roberts is the worst ring announcer ever
• Does Cody have the worst ring gear in AEW?
• I am begging AEW to have a match without a dive.  I dare them actually!
• Starks really is good!
• Starks looked like he did not know what he was doing and Cody was basically walking him through it
• Starks already has a 5 head!
• Starks could be a star if they put him in the ring with guys like Dustin and Billy and let him learn
• Two teams I cannot stand
• The Bucks doing the double bicep is like when Earthquake did it, no real definition
• So the Bucks get what a 30 count in between tags?
• So ref Jimmy Corgan will get into Kip's face for things but the bucks get 30 seconds of double team?
• Okay making Matt flip off his brother popped me
• The Best Tag Team in the World FTR is out!
• Wait...JR is now getting on Havoc for not leaving the ring quickly after a tag?
• ROAD WARRIOR BUCK!!
• I love that the Sharpshooter is a transition spot for the Bucks
• Illegal tag as Nick's feet were not on the mat
• Wait, Matt just splashed Havoc's knees, that is usually a bad thing
• How many finishers are going to be used in this match?
• Road Warrior Buck has injured ribs but can do a double Northern Lights...Okay
• FTR should just beat the hell out of The Bucks
• Yeah, Taz is a body guy ha ha
• Is Mox trying to channel Heath Ledgers Joker at times?
• Seriously how does Justin Roberts have a job?
• Why did Chuck take his shirt off?  
• I realize that wrestlers does not need to have bodies like Billy or Brian Cage but Chuck and Jericho to a certain extent really look out of shape.  Jericho at least has age as a reason Chuck has never looked good in his career.  
• Oh and for the record I am a fat ass but I am not on TV with my shirt off or a professional athlete
• Matt Hardy does not have a career as an announcer after he stops wrestling
• If Trent would get away from Chuck he could be a major star in my opinion.  Give him a personality and maybe a manager and we are off to the races!
• This is easily the best match for the Best Friends and this is because of Jericho.  Again it shows that Jericho and the vets are what we need more of and Omega and their ilk we need less of
• Chuck looks like he is about to pass out, he is as red as Shane McMahon in a match!
• Looks like me after running a few miles
• Really?  Someone is going to fight out of the Lion Tamer?  Seriously?
• Who in the blue hell is legal?
• Good grief Chuck has man boobs!
• Orange Cassidy is the most unintimidating person ever I think

A good show but why does every match go 20 minutes with 20 false finishes?  That is the major complaint I have for this show.  It is big move after big move with kickout after kickout.  Overall a fun show for the most part minus the Bucks.  I just cannot get into them.  They are not believable at all and I am sorry if people disagree with me.  The idea of Colt Cabana and Anna Jay with the Dark Order has me slighting interested in them.  MJF is the man!  Jericho, while out of shape, is still better than 90% of the roster.  I will be watching next week and will continue to review when I can.  Until next time....Abyssinia!

RESULTS

• Kenny Omega/Adam Page (AEW Tag Team Champions) def. QT Marshall/Dustin Rhodes for the Titles
• Segment:  Anna Jay
• Abadon def. Anna Jay
• Segment. Brodie Lee/Colt Cabana/Anna Jay
• MJF def. Billy via Submission
• Interview:  Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara
• Interview:  Britt Baker
• Segment:  Cody (TNT Champion) & Arn Anderson
• Segment:  Ricky Starks
• Cody (TNT Champion) def. Ricky Starks for the Title
• Matt Jackson/Nick Jackson def. Jimmy Havoc/Kip Sabin
• Segment:  Taz & Brian Cage
• Segment. Jon Moxley (AEW Champion)
• Segment:  Rebel & Britt Baker
• Trent/Chuck def. Sammy Guevara/Chris Jericho

Classic Wrestling: 1994-01-22 WCW Pro

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening....whenever it is you found this entry.  Today, 2020/06/20, I am going back in time and catch up with the January 22nd WCW Pro which is new to my collection so it is a little out of order.  Let's go to the ring!

• Larry and Gordan as hour hosts here, nice
• I wonder if the Original Sheik sued this Sheik
• The Sheik is an ugly man!  Looks like a serial killer
• How great are Regal and Dundee
• I do not know why but I think Ron was a better a heel till the end as the APA
• A young Scotty Riggs is one of the things that make me smile watching these old 94 shows because we get to see him grow
• I miss these kinds of matches to grow talent. Now Studd would have kicked out of all those moves and it would have gone 25 minutes
• Wow J.D. has quite the beer gut and his gear really shows it off
• How was Scorpio not a bigger star?  He would be the man now if he came along
• Man the fans loved this team and the ladies loved Bagwell.  Now they can buy a night with him!
• I always found a fit guy doing a splash weird verse a big man like One Man Gang doing it.  Seems weird for Bagwell but right for Gang
• This match is a little long in the tooth at this point.  Okay a lot long in the tooth
• Here is one of the highlights of WCW 1994 Dustin Rhodes
• It is weird to think that the Gambler would probably be a major star now and considered big!
• Sadly a quick match for Dustin after that long tag match
• How did Dustin get to the back so quickly?
• How great were these two?  How is Pillman not in the HOF?
• I love that finish but when was the last time you saw someone bodyslam someone back into the ring?

Another good show.  I know WCW and WWF were in their dark times at this point but I really like WCW in 1994 and WWF had good things as well.  Not much to say other than it was a fun show to watch!

RESULTS

• Cactus Jack/Maxx Payne def. Bob Cook/The Sheik via Submission
• Interview:  Steven Regal (TV Champion) & Sir William
• Ron Simmons def. Scott Studd
• Superbrawl Control Center:  Vader & Harley Race/Rick Rude & Paul Orndorff & Steve Austin (US Champion)
• Recap:  Paul Roma/Paul Orndorff & Marcus Bagwell/Too Cold Scorpio
• Marcus Bagwell/Too Cold Scorpio def. Pat Rose/J.D. Wolfe
• Dustin Rhodes def. The Gambler
• Interview:  Dustin Rhodes & Sting & Brian Pillman
• Brian Pillman def. Steve Austin (US Champion) 

Smackdown 2020-01-03

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-22, we are going back to the first of the year to watch the first Smackdown of the Decade!  The Fiend is the champ and that is a good thing so let us get to the ring!

• It is still weird to see the old clean-cut Daniel Bryan back on TV
• Uggg, I hate good guy Miz, it just does not fit
• Great, my TV just got a disease as Sasha Banks is coming out
• Did they say something about Lacey's daughter?
• I like everyone but Sasha in this match.  Lacey is so good with little experience, just wish they would cut that stupid Sassy Southern Belle nickname.  Dana is so underrated, Alexa and Nikki are all entertainment and Bayley is really the standard.  Then there is Sasha who has go home heat with me.  
• There are a lot of summersaults in wrestling these days...I do not like it because it looks bad.  I do not see that in MMA 
• Uggg, these quick cuts suck that WWE does at times
• Dana with the pin!  That is awesome!  Not a great swanton but awesome
• Actually, on the replay, she hit it really well, just not pretty like Jeff Hardy
• Is Big E the most entertaining man on WWE?  Well him and my man Otis!
• Much like good guy Miz I hate good guy Elias
• The Revival is only like two inches taller than Shorty so why would they have them talking about his height.  Brother Brucey should have noticed that
• I know a lot of people want the Revival to go to AEW but good grief I hope they do not do that!  
• That was the quickest tap out ever I think!
• SHEAMUS IS BACK FELLA!!
• Kofi is kind of coming off as a complete jerk laughing and such at Miz
• I wish Miz would rip that stupid blonde out of Kofi's hair!
• This is how they re-debut John?  Really?
• I hate that they waste Drew on Smackdown like this.  He is so damn talented
• Damn, how strong is Otis!
• Does anyone really think that Cesaro is going to win this match?
• I love Sami hiding under the ring, how great is he as a manager!  
• Corbin has really improved over the last few years if you think about how he was when he came up with that horrible stringy hair
• Are the announcers really going to ignore the Fiend's laughing before the break?  
• THE FIEND IS HERE!!
• The Usos are here.  The question is are either of them drunk?  

A solid show but you get the feeling that they are basically just in a holding pattern for the Royal Rumble with a few side storylines like the Otis/Mandy thing.  The return of the drunks....er....the Usos is not exciting to me.  I think they are two of the most overrated guys around and I wish they would go to AEW instead of the Revival!

RESULTS

• Segment:  Miz/Daniel Bryan
• Segment:  Sasha Banks & Bayley (Smackdown Women's Champion)/Lacey Evans/Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
• Lacey Evans/Dana Brooke def. Alexa Bliss/Nikki Cross & Bayley/Sasha Banks
• Segment:  Otis & Mandy Rose/Tucker
• Segment:  Miz/Big E & Kofi Kingston (Smackdown Tag Team Champions)
• Segment:  Elias
• Segment:  Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson/Shorty G
• Shorty G def. Dash Wilder via Submission
• Kofi Kingston (Smackdown Tag Team Champion) def. Miz
• Interview:  Daniel Bryan & Roman Reigns
• Interview:  John Morrison
• Segment:  Drew Gulak
• Otis def.Drew Gulak
• Match Flo
• Braun Strowman def. Cesaro
• Roman Reigns/Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin/Dolph Ziggler fought to a No contest

Classic Review: 1994-01-23 Wrestling Challenge

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  Today, 2020-02-28, we are going back to 1994 and the January 23rd edition of Wrestling Challenge.   We have Owen Hart, IRS, The Smoking Gunns and more in action.  Let us go to the ring because the future King of Harts is in action and that is a good thing!

• Interesting that this is taking airing after the Royal Rumble but the commentary does not fit that
• I hated Shawn Michaels hair at this point, it is weird that he is bald now but a better look for sure
• One of Shawn's many finishers.  Weird he hit both the superkick and the piledriver but I do like that
• Here comes one of my favourites of all time, the Rocket King as Gorilla will soon be calling him
• Is that Scotty Too Hotty?  IT IS!
• Wow, they are talking a lot about the Hitman during the Rockets match.  No wonder Owen hated him!
• Did anyone do a better belly to belly then Owen?
• Billy and Bart coming out but more importantly Barry Horowitz!  I love me som bad Barry
• Neither Gunns should EVER talk....Billy only got slightly better in the future
• How stupid did those fans look!  No one actually bought those stupid foam hats
• Damn it, Raymond, do not say the "c" word!  YOU KNOW THAT!
• Bam Bam was so big at this point
• Uggg, and then we have good guy Doink....worst gimmick ever?
• Good grief that was a killer Stun Gun by Triple B
• Do you think Razor is going to come out and screw IRS again against Walker...and no because it is already over!
• Here comes Flexy Lexy!  Never really bought him as anything but a cocky heel
• I literally bought the Sega CD just for that Rage in the Cage game....and I do not remember it at all

Not the best show this week.  It was obviously just a throwaway show because of the Rumble the night before.  I did like the IRS and Owen match as both are amazing.  Plus is there anyone better than Corny on the mic?  However, at the end of the day, this was a forgettable show, unfortunately. 

RESULTS

• Shawn Michaels def. Tony Roy
• Owen Hart def. Scott Taylor via Submission
• Face to Face:  Crush & Mr. Fuji/Randy Savage
• Bart Gunn/Billy Gunn def. Barry Horowitz/Bert Centeno
• Interview:  Yokozuna (WWF Champion) & Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji
• Segment:  Paul Bearer & Undertaker
• Bam Bam Bigelow def. Phil Apollo
• IRS def. PJ Walker
• Music Video:  Royal Rumble
• Face to Face:  Jacques & Pierre (WWF Tag Team Champions) & Johnny Polo
• Lex Luger def. Chris Duffy

Classic Wrestling: 1994-01-15 Pro

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  We are going back in time for this blog as I recently found some January WCW pro shows!  I have as many shows as possible but as I find backfill shows I will post them.  I have no idea if these shows are just repeated shows like Worldwide and Power Hour so lets find out!

• Boone would be a star in this day and age, he was so smooth
• What was up with Boones "Trunks"
• Weird that in a year or so Scott Studd will be featured in the American Males
• Who has the best Piledriver?  Orndorff or Lawler?
• So far I think these are new matches or shows I do not have in my library!
• The fans are into it even if some of them are plants
• What exactly is an "Ice Train"?  I feel like it should have been a nickname.  John "Ice Train" Smith something like that
• It is nice to have Larry Z and Gordan together.  
• Cobra in action!  Weird to see some guys like Farmer to get so many chances with a company.  
• I liked the Cobra/Sgt. Craig Pittman feud but I might be the only one
• Bob Cook fan club?  Really?  
• I did not get the Thunder and Lightning team...and neither did anyone else hence their short stay
• Decent finisher but the team just did not do anything for anyone
• My favourite wrestler of all-time Lord Steven!
• Did Santo get those trunks for X-Mas?
• A dropkick by Regal?  That is different!
• So the difference between Regal and Omega is this:  Regal lets Santo get some offense in but did not need to hit multiple finishers.  Omega lets his opponent kick out of this finisher.  
• NOT A LEGAL TAG!  PILLMAN DID NOT HAVE HIS FEET ON THE APRON!!
• Pillman is the only guy no in the Hall of Fame in this match; shows the talent WCW had
• Why did Rude not tag?
• Sting and Rude loved that tombstone spot!
• Well Rude did for sure, I think he did it with everyone in WCW

A really good show.  The main event was fantastic!  Actually everything was really good.  This shows why WCW took over in 1995 & 1996 in my opinion.  Yes they had the nWo but man they had such a good base!

RESULTS

• Paul Orndorff/Paul Roma def. Brady Boone/Scott Studd
• Ice Train def. Johnny Stevens
• Thunder & Lightning def. Bob Cook/Bob Starr
• Steven Regal (TV Champion) def. Larry Santo
• Interview:  Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff
• Rick Rude (International Champion)/Steve Austin (US Champion) def. Sting/Brian Pillman