Peck Posted August 29 Posted August 29 7 hours ago, Zimbra said: It was ECWA, but not the Super 8 ECWA, just some fed that ran less than a dozen shows. It doesn't seem to be online anywhere but SmartMark is still selling the show: https://smartmarkvideo.com/ecwa-nov-17-2001-weirton-wv?search=ECWA&description=true The show also has the east coast debut of Matt Cross/M-Dogg 20 but not much else to recommend it. lol Get a kick out of seeing Weirton as the location being that that's about 20 minutes north of me in Wheeling. 1
Sublime Posted August 29 Posted August 29 My favorite comedy match is Omega/Yano from the G1 in 2018. A wonderful parody of the style of NJPW at the time. 3
The Natural Posted August 29 Posted August 29 Just now, Sublime said: My favorite comedy match is Omega/Yano from the G1 in 2018. A wonderful parody of the style of NJPW at the time. Yano was badly missed in G1 Climax 2024. 1
The Natural Posted August 29 Posted August 29 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mLHpKbnmq0Y Rhea Ripley on her tattoos.
Zimbra Posted August 29 Posted August 29 The Estonian Museum of Sport has uncovered the only known footage of George Hackenschmidt wrestling, a 15 minute match with Joe Rogers from 1908. No word on a public release but you figure it'll happen sooner or later. Never in my life did I think I might see Hackenschmidt wrestle. Living in an age of wonders and whatnot. 7
AxB Posted August 29 Posted August 29 Artem Chingvintsev (Nikki Bella's husband) arrested for domestic violence. https://x.com/TMZ/status/1829225634679153130 Hopefully Nikki is OK. 5
The Natural Posted August 29 Posted August 29 2 hours ago, AxB said: Artem Chingvintsev (Nikki Bella's husband) arrested for domestic violence. https://x.com/TMZ/status/1829225634679153130 Hopefully Nikki is OK. Jesus. Awful news to wake up to.
SovietShooter Posted August 29 Posted August 29 On 8/28/2024 at 3:20 PM, Zimbra said: Don Bon Jovi I think I worked a match with that guy on a random Indy in the middle of nowhere WV in front of like 75 people at a VFD...
SovietShooter Posted August 30 Posted August 30 On 8/28/2024 at 5:16 PM, Zimbra said: It was ECWA, but not the Super 8 ECWA, just some fed that ran less than a dozen shows. Oh, that ECWA was run by Donnie B (Nova's brother), with backing from a local Pittsburgh based "money mark" named "Jackie" and her boyfriend(?) Thomas aka "Icepick". She started off working with the local Pittsburgh & Cleveland promoters to bring in "names" from the East Coast, which were basically the SAT/Backseat Boys level of guys, and not actual names. After she kinda wore out her welcome she kinda started her own promotion, ECWA, with Donnie booking it. I think it kinda folded up when Donnie started his own promotion in NJ - Phoenix Championship Wrestling. 5
SovietShooter Posted August 30 Posted August 30 (edited) On 8/28/2024 at 5:16 PM, Zimbra said: Edited August 30 by SovietShooter Damn Double Post
zendragon Posted August 30 Posted August 30 (edited) https://www.pbs.org/video/when-giants-walked-here-5h4njs/ Edited August 30 by zendragon 1
Zimbra Posted August 30 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, SovietShooter said: Oh, that ECWA was run by Donnie B (Nova's brother), with backing from a local Pittsburgh based "money mark" named "Jackie" and her boyfriend(?) Thomas aka "Icepick". She started off working with the local Pittsburgh & Cleveland promoters to bring in "names" from the East Coast, which were basically the SAT/Backseat Boys level of guys, and not actual names. After she kinda wore out her welcome she kinda started her own promotion, ECWA, with Donnie booking it. I think it kinda folded up when Donnie started his own promotion in NJ - Phoenix Championship Wrestling. Interesting, I never knew Donnie B was Nova's brother. My roommate (who bought the tape) and I were always puzzled about that bootleg ECWA that seemingly only ran one show. I watched a fair bit of PCW back in the day since the same roommate was a Nova fan.
ka-to Posted August 30 Posted August 30 3 hours ago, SovietShooter said: I think I worked a match with that guy on a random Indy in the middle of nowhere WV in front of like 75 people at a VFD... Last time I saw Don Bon Jovi was at a lucha libre show in NYC around 10 years ago. He was the guy that they rented the ring from. He was a nice kid back when he was in JAP.
zendragon Posted August 30 Posted August 30 A guy named Don Bon Jovi trying to pass himself off as Jon's cousin would be a tremendous gimmick 3
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted August 30 Posted August 30 16 minutes ago, zendragon said: A guy named Don Bon Jovi trying to pass himself off as Jon's cousin would be a tremendous gimmick Jericho's next reinvention. 5
odessasteps Posted August 30 Posted August 30 Hoping teaming with 2000s BTS indy favorite Ron Mysterio.
The Natural Posted August 30 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said: Jericho's next reinvention. Don't give Jericho any ideas ;). 2
Robert S Posted August 30 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: Hoping teaming with 2000s BTS indy favorite Ron Mysterio. I thought it was Dave Mysterio?
J.H. Posted August 30 Posted August 30 (edited) I'm stunned Bret "The Hitman" Clark never showed up on the indies James Edited August 30 by J.H. 1 1
Zimbra Posted August 30 Posted August 30 3 hours ago, Robert S said: I thought it was Dave Mysterio? Yeah, it was. And to his credit he did kinda look like unmasked Rey if you squinted. There was a Dave Jericho working the indies around the same time along with a fake Vader.
HumanChessgame Posted August 30 Posted August 30 24 minutes ago, Zimbra said: Yeah, it was. And to his credit he did kinda look like unmasked Rey if you squinted. There was a Dave Jericho working the indies around the same time along with a fake Vader. Wasn't David Jericho Kid Kash's name when he was starting out? 3
Zimbra Posted August 30 Posted August 30 5 minutes ago, HumanChessgame said: Wasn't David Jericho Kid Kash's name when he was starting out? Yeah, he did a fake Jericho gimmick pre-ECW. Somebody was also using the name in the early 2000s but I don't think it was him. 1
Log Posted August 30 Posted August 30 I kind of miss the days of small time promotions making fake relatives to bigger wrestlers. Didn't Shane Douglas start out as Troy Orndorff, Paul's "nephew"? 3
Zimbra Posted August 30 Posted August 30 It's a great wrestling tradition that seems sadly abandoned now. Have we had a good fake relative since Crash Holly? 2
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