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Spring Break is also sold out. DDT and Big Gay Brunch are nearing that point as well.

Some of the best on the scene right now. Check out the video clip in this tweet for some highlights of their stuff, especially Komander. The First Ave crowd should love what they do.

The concept of Rick/Reuben as alternate universe tag team champions likely would have momentarily confused the man about what exactly he was getting himself into with that Smoky Mountain Wrestling investment.

While that might generally be true for music, or other mainstream things like major films, when it comes to pro wrestling, it all depends on how long the agreement between a streaming service and the promotion which produced the content exists for. Each company has their own agreements with their respective streaming services to use their footage for a certain period of time (for example, the SHIMMER library is on Highspots for 5 years). Once those deals expire, unless a new agreement is reached to extend the deal, that footage will no longer be available unless/until a new streaming deal is made. Folks who have DVDs on their shelves never have to worry about the material they may want to watch disappearing from streaming. What you may watch on streaming today is not necessarily still going to be there to watch again in 6 months.

In addition to the 40 participant Battle Riot, Hammerstone vs. Bandido has been announced for 6/23 in NYC.

For those heading to Dallas, I posted the announced show details for the 2 MLW tapings in the MLW thread here:

For those who will be in Dallas next week, below is the announced show information for the MLW events on Thursday 3/31 & Friday 4/1 at Gilley's. Both are MLW TV tapings. Thursday is Intimidation Games, while Friday is Azteca Underground. -- MLW Intimidation Games - Thursday, March 31st - 7PM CT Gilleys - 1135 Botham Jean Blvd - Dallas, TX 75215 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlw-intimidation-games-major-league-wrestling-tv-taping-tickets-167809118591 Triple Threat for the World Heavyweight Championship Alex Hammerstone vs. Jacob Fatu vs. Mads Krugger Davey Richards vs. Richard Holliday (with Alicia Atout) LA Park & LA Park Jr. vs. Gangrel & Pagano nZo’s Open Challenge Women’s Featherweight Bout Shazza McKenzie vs. Holidead EJ Nduka & Calvin Tankman vs. The Bomaye Fight Club World Middleweight Championship Myron Reed vs. Mystery Opponent Several mystery matches will be revealed night of event. Also scheduled to appear: Ross & Marshall Von Erich, Cesar Duran, Matt Cross, TJP, 5150, Hijo de LA Park, Gino Medina, Arez, Aramis and more! DAY OF EVENT INFO The schedule is as follows: 5:30 p.m.: Early entry for front row ticket holders 6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders) 7:00 p.m.: Showtime MLW Azteca Underground - Friday, April 1st - 2PM CT Gilleys - 1135 Botham Jean Blvd - Dallas, TX 75215 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlw-azteca-underground-major-league-wrestling-tv-taping-tickets-260726860057 Alex Hammerstone & Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich vs. Mads Krugger & King Muertes & Richard Holliday (with Alicia Atout) Azteca Apocalypto Match LA Park vs. Jacob Fatu Bandido vs. Flamita 4-Way For National Openweight Championship Alex Kane vs. Puma King vs. ACH vs. Myron Reed KC Navarro vs. nZo El Dragon & Microman & Aerostar vs. Mini Abismo Negro & Arez & Mystery Partner Mexican Lumberjack Match Aramis vs. Gino Medina Octagon Jr. vs. Matt Cross Holidead vs. Chik Tormenta Plus Cesar Duran Meet & Greet! Also scheduled to appear: 5150, Davey Richards, LA Park Jr., Hijo de LA Park, Savio Vega, EJ Nduka, Calvin Tankman and more! DAY OF EVENT INFO The schedule is as follows: 12:30 p.m.: Early entry for 1st & 2nd row ticket holders 1:15 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders) 2:00 p.m.: Showtime Estimated Run Time of Show: 3 hrs. What does my ticket include ? All tickets include access to the live Azteca Underground wrestling show and tour of Cesar Duran’s office. You must purchase add-on additional tickets for the meet and greets. The pre-show Lucha Lunch is exclusive to 1st and 2nd row ticket holders only.

Jessie McKay (Billie Kay) vs. Madison Eagles - SHIMMER 35 (Sept. 12, 2010 Berwyn, IL)

I'm obviously biased, but...

They aren't going to be running shows/creating new content for a while due to the pandemic, so nothing is going to be "fresh" for a while. This is a way for them to stay on the radar of wrestling fans by cutting together episodes for YouTube that consist of matches that haven't been available for free yet. They have the footage to put to use, so they are. It's honestly the smartest move on their part at this point.

15 years ago today...

Belt related question for everyone to answer. If you promoted wrestling for an extended period of time (like, 10+ years), what would be your mindset as far as physical belts are concerned? Would you keep the same physical belt for that entire time, so that the first champion and the current champion are carrying the same piece of hardware, or would you get new belts made every once in a while and always keep "updating?"