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Nation Extreme Wrestling Launches in Vancouver https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/07/23/nation-extreme-wrestling-launches-in-vancouver Excited to start going to local shows again once they have something booked. I wasn't sure what was going to happen with ECCW after last year, but it looks like all the people who left after #SpeakingOut formed a new promotion entirely. I wonder if this means ECCW is dead, or if they're both going to be competing for the BC/PNW market. It doesn't seem like there's much left if it's the latter, but they had enough clout to get Jeff Cobb and Bandido the last time I went to a Ballroom Brawl.
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https://twitter.com/NEWWrestlingInc/status/1426274864285970432 Nation Extreme Wrestling (the place everyone went after ECCW imploded) is doing their first event in an esports arena in September. I think they built it for Vancouver's Overwatch team. Not sure how they're going to do wrestling in that format because I don't know if they do esports in the round or on a stage, but I'll probably go to that.
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ARMBAR A COP posted:Goddamn it when is Vancouver getting some good shows again NEW's first show is next month, but it's sold out.  Hopefully they release more tickets, or open up seats on the day if nobody claims them.
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I reached out to the promoter, asking if there might be day-of tickets released for no-shows.quote:Hey, thanks for reaching out. As of right now, were sold out, but... That is always a possibility and will let people know if we do open up a few stragglers...
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Vancouver goons who wanted to go to the sold-out NEW show, they've added a 2pm matinee show on the same day, so get your tickets fast because the evening show sold out in less than a day. https://newwrestling.ticketleap.com/
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NEW (post-ECCW) in Vancouver has been posting their first couple shows on Youtube. I didn't realize they were going to be taped, but this makes me feel less guilty for not going. Show 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m489EPzdTdw Show 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BZEjPT0sys [edit] Incidentally, ECCW's website just says "Returning Soon", which... I don't even know HOW. Unless there's new ownership, a complete restructuring, and a bunch of new signees, there's no way they can run shows anytime soon. ARMBAR A COP posted:The border is open to fully vaxxed Canadians so I'm coming to Seattle to watch as much as I can Bonk fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Oct 22, 2021 |
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ARMBAR A COP posted:You can see me making a drat fool of myself in the front row for most of those. I haven't been able to get to any of NEW's shows yet (I'm in Van too). I really want to go to show #4 (or I guess technically #5) next month, but I'm not sure what the restrictions and my comfort level with crowds will be like by then. My last show was ECCW at the Commodore Ballroom pre-pandemic with Bandido vs Jeff Cobb headlining, and the Commodore at least had tables and balconies if you wanted to sit away from people. I'm guessing Studio isn't quite like that? I've never been. Also really happy to see Kristopher Kassidy show up in NEW to manage some people. He's a friend of mine and used to be my fight choreography trainer before the pandemic shut down classes. sticklefifer posted:Originally the tournament was supposed to be semifinals leading into their first title match at NEW4, but they must have seen the writing on the wall with Omicron and done the finals at NEW3 instead.
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NEW (Canada) is adding a show on Feb 28th called Afterglow after their NEW 5 show on the 25th. I guess having to put the show numbers out of order finally got to them.
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NEW 5 is in the process of being posted. Technically their 4th numbered show, but NEW 4 had to be postponed. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfw6JkYCbX88Z0D3Adzehjvkrcd11bHOR
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History Comes Inside! posted:If they aren’t skipping ahead one show’s worth of storyline progression and then running 4 as though it was the missing link in between then they’ve absolutely squandered all the potential of this insistence on keeping the numbers. ARMBAR A COP posted:Watch the EFFY match and almost all of the women's matches NEW's production values are impressive. Way, WAY better than ECCW ever had. Speaking of ECCW, here's Andy Bird using my old PS3 controller against Drexl from a Fans Bring the Weapons match from a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9q-s9sJ8s
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ARMBAR A COP posted:Gonna see Forum Superstar ZICKY DICE in Vancouver 2nite I've only been to pre-pandemic ECCW shows around here, so once I start going to live events again I'll probably get to a NEW and/or WrestleCore show. Is WrestleCore the same as Rickshaw Wrestling? I've heard of them but never been (to the fed's shows I mean - I've been to the Rickshaw itself plenty of times).
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Yeah, I'd been posting about that here when NEW formed up last year, and it's pretty much the whole reason NEW started. ECCW's social media has claimed they'll be back at some point, but who knows. NEW has a much bigger budget (like, actual screens, lighting, and a stage), and most of the ECCW roster, so what's the point?
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Holy poo poo, I might have to get my rear end to NEW 6 in April. The announced main event is Alex Shelley vs Daniel Makabe.
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ARMBAR A COP posted:I'll see you there Just picked up a General Admission ticket. Ringside was tempting, but now that live events are being scheduled again I have a whole mess of other tickets I want to buy, like Henry Rollins at the Rio in May 
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It's the Harbour Convention Centre in downtown Vancouver, and that equipment is all NEW's as far as I know. They're a pretty new indie here, but they're getting fairly big names for guest spots. Alex Shelley vs Daniel Makabe was some drat fine technical wrestling. Shelley kinda booked it out of there right after the match though, he probably had a plane to catch. The Wisemen/State of Emergency tag title match was MOTN though, crowd went nuts for it. Then the main event title match turned into No DQ/FCA, so Travis Williams asked for chairs and the entire ringside area started filling up the ring with their seats. The whole show should be on Youtube soon, with commentary. I'll post links once they put it up.
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NEW has started posting matches from NEW6 with commentary. Camera angle doesn't go below the apron for whatever reason, but this tag title match kicked rear end live: State of Emergency vs The Wisemen
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ARMBAR A COP posted:https://twitter.com/NEWWrestlingInc/status/1527076402264039424?t=7dnvihfclRSE6tFCAbYYWA&s=19 Hell yeah. You going to NEW7 the night before DoN? I just got an email about it today.
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I... might have to start driving down to Seattle for Defy shows. 
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Really hyped for the NEW show on Friday. El Phantasmo, Bollywood Boyz, Womens TLC with Chelsea Green, and a Travis Williams/Daniel Makabe title match.  They also just signed a deal with the Commodore Ballroom in downtown Vancouver to host all their monthly numbered events through 2023, which rules. It's a great venue for indie wrestling.
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Still buzzing from a Nation Extreme Wrestling show I just got home from. I got to meet Josh Alexander (who showed up unannounced for an Impact title defense), talked to El Phantasmo for a bit about Forbidden Door on Sunday (and he 2 Sweeted me), and Chelsea Green grabbed me and shoved me out of her way during a TLC match as she walked through the crowd, which I'm pretty sure is going to show up on camera once they post the show. Kidd Bandit and Dark Sheik at next month's show. NEW is probably the best promotion in Canada right now. Whatcha got, WINNIPEG!?
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I just watched the Warrior show from May and the card was great but they focused way too much on Frank in the storylines and even cut to him during a match when he was on commentary, so I'm looking forward to Rikishi getting clown makeup all over one cheek. NEW is steadily posting matches from their last show. I'll post a link once they have the whole thing up. You can see ARMBAR and I going nuts in the back row pretty much the whole show because we're on hard cam right by the entrance.
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Dacap posted:Imagine not liking Kidd Banditt Their opponent in that match is Drexl, who's been a cool as hell deathmatch guy in the PNW for a long time. He once took a heinous assault from the most deadly weapon ever used in a wrestling match... my old Playstation 3 controller
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More Dragongate indie stuff: https://www.pwponderings.com/2022/07/28/dragongate-rising-stars-headed-to-etu-wrestling/ If you're in New Jersey in September, you're getting SB KENTo vs La Estrella. SBK is going to be huge within the next couple years, so I highly recommend checking that out.
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More announced: 8/20 La Estrella in DEFY 10/8-9 YAMATO in GCW 10/30 SB KENTo in Prestige 10/14-15 YAMATO in AAWP All of the dates AFAIK: Aug 20: Defy @ Seattle - La Estrella (vs Titus Alexander) Sep 9: ETU @ Newark - La Estrella vs SB KENTo Sep 11: Fest @ Gainesville - La Estrella Oct 8: WCP @ San Francisco - Ben-K Oct 8-9: GCW @ Atlantic City - Shun Skywalker & YAMATO Oct 14-15: AAWP @ Chicago - YAMATO Oct 22: GCW @ Detroit - Shun Skywalker Oct 30: Prestige @ Portland - YAMATO & SB KENTo Nov 19: WCP @ San Francisco - La Estrella & SB KENTo Dragongate going hard this fall. Bonk fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Aug 12, 2022 |
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Congrats to Wrestle Rave on getting a BJW Deathmatch Championship match I guess Maybe this is just WWF Hardcore belt nostalgia but I can't help thinking deathmatch belts should look janky on purpose. Roll the faceplate in some glue and broken glass. edit: Ah, wasn't aware of the original. Not so much a tribute as "the same thing" lol Bonk fucked around with this message at 21:43 on Aug 12, 2022 |
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Bandit was super nice in person! Really fun show that should be up on NEW's channel pretty soon. I got some pretty good footage of the Keyblade duel. Bonk fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Aug 22, 2022 |
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TTBF posted:Minoru Suzuki announced for DEFY on October 29th Hell, I'm already driving down to Portland on the 30th for Prestige, so I might as well go to DEFY the night before and make a whole wrestling road trip weekend out of it.
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Yeah, it's still 4 shows away for them, so there should be plenty. Hell of a guest list so far too:quote:The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards), Deonna Purrazzo, Jungle Kyona, YAMATO, Black Taurus, Sumie Sakai, SB KENTo & much more TBA!
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MLW is booking Myron Reed vs Shun Skywalker for the Middleweight title  Shun's challenge: https://twitter.com/mlw/status/1564414346251337730
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stab posted:Like most guys from Canada, you don't hear of them until they cross the border and 99% of the time it becomes a "wtf who is this dude he is amazing" 
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It's pretty bad but it's still really hard to top Byron Saxton's. It's like he told his opponents "I have no idea what the move actually is, just sell it no matter what I do."
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Kvlt! posted:GCW is my fav indie because they really know how to retain an audience's attention. There's a lot of variety and they have a great eye for picking talent that actually knows how to build a match and not just 2 dudes smashing 200 light tubes in the first two minutes.
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NEW in Vancouver announced that they're going to be taking a step back from monthly shows for a while. They're doing their October show and then a Boxing Day show, then that's it until maybe March/April. Not because they're doing poorly - they've done a lot better in their first year than they anticipated - but because they want to grow way bigger than they are right now and they're not satisfied with being on par with local indies that run small-ish venues. So they need to reevaluate and put some things into place before doing something big and risky in the spring. The owner didn't specify what that is. They're already doing bigger shows than anyone else in the region, maybe even Canada-wide, but I see his point that you can see the NEW roster on pretty much any card in the PNW right now because they all get booked everywhere else. So maybe they're trying to contract bigger names for regular appearances, or secure a working relationship with a bigger promotion.
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I went to NEW in Vancouver last night and the promoter Rob Fai announced they're getting a TV deal. They had a hard cam and several ringside cameras in a bit of a different setup than their usual shows. I got to talk to Rob for a bit and he said he's under an NDA for who the deal is with for another week or so, but this is potentially pretty huge. Between the bigger names they get for their cards and the local talent they have, they could be Impact level pretty soon. I'm not sure if that means more shows or just longer monthly tapings, but last night was 8 matches that could easily fill 2 weeks of one-hour TV.
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Absolutely incredible weekend, holy poo poo. NEW in Vancouver on Thursday, drove down to Defy in Seattle on Saturday, and I just got out of the Prestige show in Portland. Lots of Vancouver wrestlers at Defy, and some repeat guests so I must have been following a tour circuit (Davey Richards at all 3 shows lol). Suzuki's chops have to be seen live to be believed. They ECHO. I got to meet all of the Dragongate guys at each show too: Ultimo, Estrella, YAMATO, SB KENTo. All were super nice! Their matches at Prestige were easily the best ones on the card. I'd love it if all the Pacific Northwest promotions would coordinate dates like this more often. I'd do this trip again in a heartbeat even without all the international talent. Totally worth it.
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Weird, I'd like to go to that, but there's nothing on the Tixr page. What's the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title that Schaff had at the Defy show? Cagematch doesn't have an entry for it. The closest I can find is the one from DOA out of Portland, but it says Exile is the champion and hasn't defended it since 2014.
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https://nationextremewrestling.com/news-and-notesquote:Nation Extreme Wrestling partners with Telus Optik TV This is a pretty huge deal. Judging from their details on social media, it seems like the plan is to start with western Canada broadcasts and then bring it nationwide & international (my guess would be joining Fite or IWTV). Not sure if they'll be moving their matches off of Youtube or posting them on both yet, but weekly broadcasts of a magazine/digest style show will be starting in December.
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