What's the story, evangelists of embellishing eradicating?!
I continue my journey in the rings of Japan this week with, what might possibly be, the strangest match I've ever reviewed on the Wrestling Vault. I say this, knowing full well I've reviewed a match on a Bullet Train as well as a handfull of CHIKARA matches in my day too.
Despite all that, I think this one has to take the cake.
Why is that, dear reader? Well, read on and find out!
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What's the story, watchers of whitewashing wrecking?!
I continue through the rings of Japan with another Stan Hansen encounter this week! What can I say, when I'm in a good grove, I like to stay there! This match blew every expectation I had away and thoroughly entertained me.
Let's read some more about it, shall we?
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What's new, hobbyists of hustling headlocks?!
There's been a lot of talk in the wrestling world this past week about this match, so I decided I'd throw my hat in the ring again. 2 weeks ago I commented on the Tsuji/Yuto match from this year's G1, feeling it didn't quite live up to the mammoth praise that was being heaped onto the match, and now I comment on the finals of this year's G1.
Is it a legitimate match of the year contender? Hell, a "greatest of all time" candidate?
Or, is it just another great match that will get lost in the history books?
Let's dig in and find out!
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What's the story, enthusiasts of exaggerated enmity?!
This week, I have a rather interesting match on offer for review. One of the more polarizing matches I've watched in some time, the internet can't seen to decide if they think this match is the hottest thing since sliced bread, or the worst thing NJPW has done in years. Honestly, I'm somewhere in the middle, and am going to try and thread the needle a bit here and play to both sides. Maybe by the end of this review I'll have a much better opinion, but I write this intro paragraph a mere hour after watching the match and am still undecided about how I truly feel!
Let's take a walk together, shall we?
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What's new, advocates of artificial altercations?!
We've got a pretty infamous bout on offer for you guys this week, less for the in-ring action and more for the injury and story surrounding this match. I don't spend a lot of time focusing in on the injury, for the squeamish in the audience, so feel free to read this without fear of losing your lunch.
Let's not waste any more time in the preamble, let's get into this, yeah?
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What's new, fanatics for feigned fury?!
A lighter shift for me this week, but I still managed to find some exciting wrestling to review! It always seems that, no matter where I look, I'm able to find some quality wrestling to enjoy. Crazy concett that, eh? There's ghreat wrestling all over the world! Who'd have thought!
Let's see what's out there from this week, shall we?
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What's new, devotees of deceptive destruction?
Back after a successful week of Wrestling Roulette feeling refreshed, energized, and ready for a revamp! Yes, you've read that right, after 70 weeks of the Weekly Watchlist looking basically the same for its entire life, I've decided to shake things up! It's not a massive change, per se, but I definitely feel like it's going to be a welcomed change for you, my dear reader. I hope to have made the entire reading experience easier and better for you with this revamp and if I have, or haven't, please let me know! Always looking for your feedback!
So, why don't we get into this weeks Watchlist already, yeah?
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Back again wrestling fans!
We've crossed another milestone with Roulette number 4 coming and going, meaning we are a mere 9 weeks away from post 50! How did we get here? Almost a full year of this blog. Unreal, honestly.
I was actually able to use the roulette as intended this week, using it to broaden my horizons for this week and explore what else was out there for me to review. There were some last minute changes but I am very pleased with my picks this week.
Not, what are those, you may ask? You know the drill, keep a'readin and see!
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Whats the story this week wrestling fans?
It's been a weird
one, this month of February. Complete lack of motivation, a body that
decided "yeah I'm just gonna make it difficult as hell to do any reviews
this week, sound good?" and a backlog that refused to go away. But,
better late than never, my motivation and drive is back! Caught up on
some shows this week, got back on the DPW train, and feel good about
March with the Chamber coming up this weekend (today if you are reading
this on release!) and 'Mania right around the corner!
So, let's not waste any more precious time and get right into this weeks reviews!
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What's new, wrestling fans?!
Coming off the heels of a fairly light week of Roulette, I decided to go all in this week and watch, quite frankly, an insane amount of wrestling. Like, not since I was sick for a week have I watched this much. I'm on some sort of stupid juice this week to watch as much as I did and still keep up with the reviews. That's just the cross I'm forced to bear as the overseer of the Wrestling Vault.
Now, what matches did I watch and review this week? You'll just need to read more and find out!
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What's new grappling groupies?
Back to my usual routine this week after a couple weeks of shaking up the formula to keep things fresh! Feels good to be back in the saddle again. I wasn't really feeling like watching a whole lot of wrestling last week for whatever reason, so it was kinda hard for me to just sit down and find something to pass the time with. This week, however, was not so hard. I had a big show I'd been meaning to watch for a while, DPW to catch up on, and some other matches that came across my radar that I wanted to give some time.
So, without further delay, let's get into this weeks review!
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Another week down, another weekly watchlist!
Some of you may have noticed the sidebar for "Matches of the Month" has shrunk. I've decided that instead of outright deleting the list I've kept for the month, I'll instead compile them into a post here simply called "Matches of the Month." As of right now, I won't give each match its own review, as most of them will already have one, instead I'll give each a sentence or two "review." Just something to give a bit more context as to why I picked the match.
