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Gotta drive home and I'm almost out of battery so full writeup later but much better night 3 than last year's. I finally picked a PWG tournament incorrectly.
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Sep 5, 2016 05:55
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Just gonna tag the whole thing since the tag matches would spoil who got eliminated in the first round. Trevor Lee def. Dalton Castle Ricochet def. John Hennigan Marty Scurll def. Cody Rhodes Mark Andrews def. Chris Hero Mark Haskins def. Kyle O'Reilly Will Ospreay def. Zack Sabre Jr. The Young Bucks def. Fenix and Pentagon Jr. to retain the PWG World Tag Team Championships Trevor Lee def. Mark Andrews Marty Scurll def. Mark Haskins Will Ospreay def. Ricochet Jeff Cobb, Cedric Alexander, Tommy End, Chuck Taylor, and Jushin Liger def. Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne, Sami Callihan, Brian Kendrick, and Tommaso Ciampa Marty Scurll def. Trevor Lee and Will Ospreay to win the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles Almost two years exactly since they first debuted the move, someone finally kicked out of the Meltzer Driver. Would like pretty much all of the debuts to keep getting booked except for maybe Hennigan, but even his second match was much better than the first so maybe I'm too harsh on him. Wasn't especially impressed by Haskins at first but he converted me by the end of the weekend. I had seen Kendrick hanging out backstage on the first two nights so I knew he was here, but it was still a cool surprise to see him come out for the giant multi-man tag. He got a big reception too, which he seemed really surprised and flattered by, or if not he faked it well.
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Sep 5, 2016 08:50
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Scrull was def the right guy to win the tourney this year. He has been a dude who has been over every match, has had great match after great match but hasn't had that big defining PWG moment. So congrats to him.
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Sep 5, 2016 08:54
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The_Rob posted:Scrull was def the right guy to win the tourney this year. He has been a dude who has been over every match, has had great match after great match but hasn't had that big defining PWG moment. So congrats to him. He's got such a great sense of how to control the crowd. He really was the best guy going all weekend too.
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Sep 5, 2016 09:34
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I thought Ospreay was the MVP of the weekend, personally, and I really thought he was going to win the whole thing especially after he pinned Zack. But I guess he must be too busy with his NJPW commitments for PWG to feel comfortable booking him to win BOLA.
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Sep 5, 2016 09:38
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For a company that is kinda non-committal to consistent storylines, PWG sure does have a high batting average when it comes to who should go over.
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Sep 5, 2016 16:13
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Nights 2 and 3 sound awesome as hell, can't wait for the DVD.
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Sep 5, 2016 17:03
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El Gallinero Gros posted:For a company that is kinda non-committal to consistent storylines, PWG sure does have a high batting average when it comes to who should go over. I mean really what they do is just old school basic booking. Where as other companies think they are doing high drama and will sacrifice competent booking for their lovely story lines.
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Sep 5, 2016 17:07
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PCW, WXW, Beyond Wrestling, and CZW are doing an open weight and cruiser weight tournament in the UK. PCW also issued a statement between their relationship with ROH. http://prestoncitywrestling.com/news/2016/09/05/roh-out-wxw-czw-beyond-wrestling-in
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Sep 5, 2016 20:34
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I assume that's a prelude to them hooking up with RevPro to complete the circle of 'feds that put NJPW talent over'
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Sep 5, 2016 21:20
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So why does Reseda hate Hennigan/Morrison?
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Sep 5, 2016 22:10
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I thought Riddle was going to do more than be in a ten man tag. Oh well.
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Sep 5, 2016 22:13
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EugeneJ posted:So why does Reseda hate Hennigan/Morrison? There's a lot of crossover between the PWG crowd and the people that go to LU tapings, so they're accustomed to booing him already TV Zombie posted:I thought Riddle was going to do more than be in a ten man tag. Oh well. He lost to O'Reilly in the first round. I would be pretty shocked if he doesn't get booked again though.
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Sep 5, 2016 22:35
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Grozz Nuy posted:There's a lot of crossover between the PWG crowd and the people that go to LU tapings, so they're accustomed to booing him already I read a lot of reports that the crowd wasn't reacting to him like you'd think they would - did he piss someone off? Or is he just considered an outsider?
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Sep 5, 2016 22:38
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he's not that great
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Sep 5, 2016 22:40
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oatgan posted:he's not that great I feel like he's a good tv wrestler. He can go out there play to the camera do his few spots and generally have a good tv match. PWG has a bit more experimentation though and I don't think he has worked many places like that.
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Sep 5, 2016 23:02
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The_Rob posted:I feel like he's a good tv wrestler. He can go out there play to the camera do his few spots and generally have a good tv match. This would be a killer gimmick. Especially if he works in a couple of pause for commercial break spots into a match
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Sep 5, 2016 23:10
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yeah he feels like he's working for a camera 20 rows up instead of for a room
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Sep 5, 2016 23:11
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DEAR RICHARD posted:This would be a killer gimmick. Especially if he works in a couple of pause for commercial break spots into a match ::throws on a headlock for 5 minutes:: ::crowd boos mercilessly:: ::His manager with a headset motions to him and shouts WE'RE BACK!:: Oh poo poo, get Truth Martini to be his manager
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Sep 5, 2016 23:16
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EugeneJ posted:::throws on a headlock for 5 minutes:: This would be such a good heel gimmick.
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Sep 5, 2016 23:17
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Reseda is the worst place to work a WWE style match and that's pretty much all Morrison can, or at least is willing, to do.
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Sep 5, 2016 23:17
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Super No Vacancy posted:yeah he feels like he's working for a camera 20 rows up instead of for a room He just doesn't seem to put a lot of energy into his matches? I was surprised when I saw Meltzer say that he badly wanted to break in to PWG, because it wasn't evident from his wrestling. I don't want to be too harsh on the guy, his second match was pretty good and he wasn't stinking up the place or anything, he was just sort of... there, on a weekend when everyone else was bringing it as hard as they could. Like, just comparing him to the other guys who have broken into PWG via LU, Cobb and especially Fenix and Pentagon were going crazy in the ring while he just seemed to be treating it like another day at the office. Grozz Nuy fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Sep 5, 2016 |
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Sep 5, 2016 23:21
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Grozz Nuy posted:I was surprised when I saw Meltzer say that he badly wanted to break in to PWG, because it wasn't evident from his wrestling. Hennigan's been at PWG shows for months as a fan, so I thought maybe he wasn't wrestling because they couldn't/wouldn't pay him what he wanted If he's big-timing them on pay he's probably never going to be invited back
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Sep 5, 2016 23:26
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Grozz Nuy posted:He just doesn't seem to put a lot of energy into his matches? I was surprised when I saw Meltzer say that he badly wanted to break in to PWG, because it wasn't evident from his wrestling. That's why I say he is a good tv wrestler. He is never going to go out there and have a poo poo match, but he is never going to be the guy to go out and just try something new and different. He is going to stick to his spots do his job and move on.
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Sep 5, 2016 23:27
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Grozz Nuy posted:I don't want to be too harsh on the guy I do. He stinks. E: He was the aj lee of the mens division
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Sep 6, 2016 01:43
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Grozz Nuy posted:I assume that's a prelude to them hooking up with RevPro to complete the circle of 'feds that put NJPW talent over' Lets be fair here, RevPro gets to put its talent over NJPW guys far more often than ROH does. Then again I think the dynamic between the bookers is a bit different.
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Sep 6, 2016 02:35
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:I do. He stinks.
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Sep 6, 2016 02:37
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Basic Chunnel posted:He was the only good one?? he was pretty good in a bad stretch and thus looked better than he was but as soon as better talent comes in he gets left in the dust
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Sep 6, 2016 02:39
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One of the things that I think sort of marks him out from the other people who come into PWG is that those who have these big performances all have a point to prove. Like even with Cody, he's trying to prove he can hang with the top talent and prove something to people and to himself. I honestly don't think that Morrison has that mentality.
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Sep 6, 2016 02:44
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Super Dragon putting his Labor Day to good use, Night 1 preview is already up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-lBy2o8HQM
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Sep 6, 2016 04:27
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Grozz Nuy posted:Super Dragon putting his Labor Day to good use, Night 1 preview is already up! Tommy end vs ZSJ looks loving rad, and Fenix and osprey landing on their feet for the Spanish fly was amazing.
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Sep 6, 2016 04:41
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now im scared that he read my twitter and is coming to beat me up/explode his leg all over my house
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Sep 6, 2016 04:41
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Beef Jerky Robot posted:he was pretty good in a bad stretch and thus looked better than he was but as soon as better talent comes in he gets left in the dust This is by the way where a lot of the male 2005-2010 WWE talent acquisitions are rapidly finding themselves with the new alignment toward "be more like ROH."
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Sep 6, 2016 04:42
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:This is by the way where a lot of the male 2005-2010 WWE talent acquisitions are rapidly finding themselves with the new alignment toward "be more like ROH." It's a good thing Matt Sydal was always really good.
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Sep 6, 2016 04:46
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The_Rob posted:Tommy end vs ZSJ looks loving rad, and Fenix and osprey landing on their feet for the Spanish fly was amazing. It was my favorite match of Night 1, although I really liked Cobb/Ricochet, Fenix/Ospreay, and Liger/Hero as well. What if I told you that the Spanish fly spot was not only not the spot of the weekend, it wasn't even the craziest thing Fenix himself did at BOLA?
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Sep 6, 2016 04:58
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Grozz Nuy posted:It was my favorite match of Night 1, although I really liked Cobb/Ricochet, Fenix/Ospreay, and Liger/Hero as well. Ugh so bummed I couldn't get tix. Can I get in with your group next year when they go on sale?
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Sep 6, 2016 05:55
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Jenkem Delivery posted:Ugh so bummed I couldn't get tix. Can I get in with your group next year when they go on sale? If I'm still living close enough to go to shows by next year, sure! BOLA's an awesome party but I did miss having the big crew from last year.
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Sep 6, 2016 06:14
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Grozz Nuy posted:What if I told you that the Spanish fly spot was not only not the spot of the weekend, it wasn't even the craziest thing Fenix himself did at BOLA? That was a really good spot though. How one prepares themselves to stand after flipping in the air will always impress me. Regarding Hennigan, maybe he hasn't worked around enough in other indies to break away from his current style? Unless, he's doing that in hopes of getting signed again to the 'E?
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Sep 6, 2016 17:08
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He probably wants to come back soon but I doubt he's interested in being a brand split JTTS. Plus he's got five feet of Filipino Nightmare baggage
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Sep 6, 2016 18:44
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He gets to be a top guy in Lucha Underground as opposed to just another midcarder in WWE, and iirc he doesn't like the travel aspect of wrestling so LU shooting entirely in LA is appealing as well. I dunno if he still cares about legit acting anymore or not, although WWE Studios is also much more of a thing than it was when he left so he could potentially still do that in the fed.
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Sep 6, 2016 20:16
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