Matt D Posted July 31 Posted July 31 Hey guys, you know the drill. I am hoping we can roll the dice on Sunday, August 4. If you're interested, toss your name in the hat. Get matched up. Figure out what your opponent might want. Pick a match, ideally no longer than 20-25 mins. Get your match from them. Watch it during the week. Write a review (doesn't need to be long). Get matched up again. Let me know if you need to skip a week. It's more important you get your partner a match in timely fashion than you review your own match in timely fashion (but, you know, try). All are welcome. Depending on the # of people interested we go 4 or 5 weeks. @HarryArchieGus is automatically entered and paired with me for Week 1 as part of a Wrestlemania IV Andre/Hogan scenario unless he tells me otherwise. Respond below to sign up, ideally by Saturday! 3
The Natural Posted August 2 Posted August 2 I'm in if you'll have me please. I can't do dailymotion but the rest I can. Cheers. 2
Matt D Posted August 3 Author Posted August 3 Thanks guys, one more evens us out but we'll run with what we have if no one else steps in by tomorrow. 1
moribund Posted August 4 Posted August 4 <raises hand, somewhat sheepishly> I confess I petered out in a previous Secret Santo, but if you guys will have me I'd love to spend some time contemplating Ye Olde Professional Grappling while my partner is off watching opera in another state... 3
Matt D Posted August 4 Author Posted August 4 Ok guys, week 1. You know the drill. Ask for preferences if needed. Pick a match for your partner. @Matt D @HarryArchieGus ----- @Curt McGirt @moribund ----- @The Natural @RazorbladeKiss87 ---- @SirSmUgly @AxB Harry, Archie, Gus, you've had some time to think about it. What do you three want to watch? 2
Curt McGirt Posted August 4 Posted August 4 And I have an immediate pick. A clipfest version of this match came up in my Facebook feed and I thought "damn this was good". Sure enough I took a look and somebody has put it up through FB which, I mean otherwise it would be flagged and taken down immediately, so kinda got lucky looking for it. Also, a DVDVR #100 Best Matches entrant! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1858957324369967 2
Curt McGirt Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Re: moribund, take your time if you need it, no rush. I'm up for anything really. If I can find it on Youtube/Dailymotion/FB or you can DM it to me, I'll watch it. 1
SirSmUgly Posted August 4 Posted August 4 On 8/1/2024 at 12:36 AM, AxB said: I'm back in for this one. Since I can't tag anyone, this'll have to do. You can give me an idea of something you'd like or not like, or you can just say "hit me with something you saw while doing your semi-focused watching over the past few months," and I am glad to do either. My optional request is borne out of a small discussion in the WWE Network Conversation thread: I'd like you to hit me with something from a match type or company that I typically don't like. Give me one of the best examples that you can think of from the list if you can: Scaffold matches Triple threat or four corners tag matches that are NOT tornado-style Death matches (oof, I'm admittedly unsure about watching these, but it's for science) Comedy matches built upon spots in which the common tropes of professional wrestling are skewered as a part of the comedy (think the style of comedy that CHIKARA started/is at fault for popularizing among indy workers who do that shit on television now) Multiman ladder matches PWG matches AEW matches Lucha tag matches from AAA or CMLL Tag matches that don't follow the broader shine -> FIP -> hot tag structure so common in American tag matches It's an optional request, so if you would rather give me something that you saw and were interested in sharing outside of these, I'm glad to watch that too! 1
AxB Posted August 4 Posted August 4 Well, I've never seen a Scaffold match I've like, so those are out. Multi-team tag matches and Multi-Man Ladder matches are things that are fun in the moment but don't really stick with me. PWG and AEW tend not to put full matches up for free, and I'm not a Lucha expert. But Deathmatches... a Deathmatch for a guy who doesn't watch Deathmatches, so there's a chance that it'll be the only Deathmatch they watch in their lives? It HAS to be Atsushi Onita vs Terry Funk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSM6OIRXME (It's a No rope electrified explosive barbed wire, Time Bomb death match. With a deep years-long history where Funk was a childhood hero to Onita, who then became a career mentor to him. But then Onita was forced into early retirement when his knee exploded, only returning years later with a new style that was more about brawling than flying. Onita is the owner of FMW and a top guy in the company. Terry Funk has arrived in the company as a grumpy veteran upset that a new generation thinks they can replace him, when he knows he's tougher than these spoiled kids) As far as your pick for me... I don't really have any preference. Pick something you think is fun. 1 1
The Natural Posted August 4 Posted August 4 3 hours ago, Matt D said: Ok guys, week 1. You know the drill. Ask for preferences if needed. Pick a match for your partner. @Matt D @HarryArchieGus ----- @Curt McGirt @moribund ----- @The Natural @RazorbladeKiss87 ---- @SirSmUgly @AxB Harry, Archie, Gus, you've had some time to think about it. What do you three want to watch? RazorbladeKiss87: Anything in particular you after, bud? Can't work Dailymotion on my tablet but I can do other streaming sites for you and your pick for me. Cheers. 1
SirSmUgly Posted August 4 Posted August 4 2 hours ago, AxB said: Well, I've never seen a Scaffold match I've like, so those are out. Multi-team tag matches and Multi-Man Ladder matches are things that are fun in the moment but don't really stick with me. PWG and AEW tend not to put full matches up for free, and I'm not a Lucha expert. But Deathmatches... a Deathmatch for a guy who doesn't watch Deathmatches, so there's a chance that it'll be the only Deathmatch they watch in their lives? It HAS to be Atsushi Onita vs Terry Funk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doSM6OIRXME (It's a No rope electrified explosive barbed wire, Time Bomb death match. With a deep years-long history where Funk was a childhood hero to Onita, who then became a career mentor to him. But then Onita was forced into early retirement when his knee exploded, only returning years later with a new style that was more about brawling than flying. Onita is the owner of FMW and a top guy in the company. Terry Funk has arrived in the company as a grumpy veteran upset that a new generation thinks they can replace him, when he knows he's tougher than these spoiled kids) As far as your pick for me... I don't really have any preference. Pick something you think is fun. Well, I've got a couple matches that are not-WCW matches that I plan to place here, but I think I'll hold onto those for now and instead go to my trusty list of WCW Nitro-era matches that I like. I'll just go ahead and shoot you a match that gets forgotten, I think, and is even better than the PPV match they had that doesn't ever get forgotten: DDP vs. Goldberg on 4/19/99. I was delighted when I saw this match a few weeks ago, and it's shorter than the even better DDP/Sting match on the following Nitro while still being pretty fun. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdmmjh Skip to about five minutes in for the entrances.
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 3 hours ago, The Natural said: RazorbladeKiss87: Anything in particular you after, bud? Can't work Dailymotion on my tablet but I can do other streaming sites for you and your pick for me. Cheers. If I'm being honest, the only style I'm not fond of is traditional British wrestling. I have access to the Network and just about any streaming site. How about you? Anything you're interested in or not interested in? 1
Curt McGirt Posted August 5 Posted August 5 (edited) 11 hours ago, SirSmUgly said: Death matches (oof, I'm admittedly unsure about watching these, but it's for science) I am going to torture you horribly You caught it lucky with Onita vs. Funk! Just kidding. Don't worry, I'm not going to give you a CZW match or something. This project is about turning people onto wrestling, not away from it. Edited August 5 by Curt McGirt
HarryArchieGus Posted August 5 Posted August 5 9 hours ago, Matt D said: Ok guys, week 1. You know the drill. Ask for preferences if needed. Pick a match for your partner. @Matt D @HarryArchieGus ----- @Curt McGirt @moribund ----- @The Natural @RazorbladeKiss87 ---- @SirSmUgly @AxB Harry, Archie, Gus, you've had some time to think about it. What do you three want to watch? I'm wide open to a variety of MattD picks. Matt, what was I salty about you disregarding that led to my involvement here? Hangmin? Jacksons? Aerial Assasins? There was something you were inviting me to choose for you.
Matt D Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 5 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: I'm wide open to a variety of MattD picks. Matt, what was I salty about you disregarding that led to my involvement here? Hangmin? Jacksons? Aerial Assasins? There was something you were inviting me to choose for you. I think I was disparaging the Lucha Bros. If you wanted to be a real no-good-nik, you could make me watch that Bucks cage match. Here's something we just covered that was a lot of fun. Let's not share it around since you'd normally have to get it on Land's patreon, but it's probably not going to head out into the wild if I post it unlisted here. 1 1
Matt D Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 9 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: *whispers* Speedball Mike Bailey *loud coughing* Ospreay vs Oku would be a low blow too. Thankfully, that's well over the time limit. 1
SirSmUgly Posted August 5 Posted August 5 14 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: I am going to torture you horribly You caught it lucky with Onita vs. Funk! Just kidding. Don't worry, I'm not going to give you a CZW match or something. This project is about turning people onto wrestling, not away from it. I've seen Onita/Funk, but not in twenty years or so! I remember thinking COOOOOOL back then because I was way more open to deathmatch wrestling than I am now. And you could TOTALLY give me CZW shit or have me watch Nick Gage or Necro Butcher slice people up with shards of glass if you wanted. Or you could just give me a lucha tag and spare me. 1
HarryArchieGus Posted August 5 Posted August 5 4 hours ago, Matt D said: Ospreay vs Oku would be a low blow too. Thankfully, that's well over the time limit. Well, Ospreay v Omega from the Tokyo Dome was my first thought, but I don't want to break any rules. I'm okay with keeping to 20-25. In that case, I'm split between an Elite v Death Triangle trios match and the aforementioned Bucks v Fenix/Penta cagematch. Steamer v Race from a local grocery store aka the Maple Leaf Gardens! Sensational! Is this my match to review? 1
Matt D Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 2 minutes ago, HarryArchieGus said: Well, Ospreay v Omega from the Tokyo Dome was my first thought, but I don't want to break any rules. I'm okay with keeping to 20-25. In that case, I'm split between an Elite v Death Triangle trios match and the aforementioned Bucks v Fenix/Penta cagematch. Steamer v Race from a local grocery store aka the Maple Leaf Gardens! Sensational! Is this my match to review? It is. just keep it on the QT. And pick my poison, I’ll take either of those. 1
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