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1001 MATCHES – WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG

(by PHIL RIPPA) The title of this theme could be referring to this piece or the meta of how long it takes me to actually finish any projects but life… ya know… Anyway – I go through this list (and the DVDVR #100) way more than any sane person should. Or really any insane person […]

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW – ISSUE #167

WELCOME TO DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW #167! (The cover to the beloved DVDVR 167 is by the lovely and talented Bay Area artist Andrea Schneider.) EXCUSES FOR THIS BEING SO LATE: I could explain why it’s been like eight months between DVDVRs but I thought it would be fun to put all my excuses […]

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1001 MATCHES: Medium One (Part 2)

50 matches to get 700. Part 1 can be found here. 676) SAMOA JOE vs. TAKESHI MORISHIMA – RING OF HONOR (02/16/07) (Note: Because apparently I can’t tell the difference between a 0 and 1 – this ended up in the 2017 section. I wasn’t blowing up two pieces to put it in the right […]

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1001 MATCHES – WrestleMania

(by PHIL RIPPA) Simple yet appropriate theme to throw out today on the day of another Mania. I have mentioned previously that we tended to not do a lot from WrestleMania just because it usually is the one time a year even the most lapsed fan will pay attention. It is wrestling Easter. Just for […]

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1001 MATCHES: DVD 500

(by PHIL RIPPA) This section features a match from every person who was #1 in a DVD 500 and everyone person who was #500… that presented an interesting challenge at times. 371) DON ARAKAWA vs. GORO TSURUMI – SWS (04/23/91) http://dai.ly/x2k1ivh Don Arakawa = #500 (V.7) Man – I remember Arakawa randomly showing up on […]

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1001 MATCHES: Recency Effect

(by PHIL RIPPA) This section is all matches that occurred in the last 5 years (hence the “recent” part). 351) CHRIS HERO VS. KENTA – NOAH/WXW “GENESIS IN GERMANY” (05/15/11) https://youtu.be/Y30SML8AUOE Oh so you mean the Ring of Honor match? No, no, my friend. Kassius Ohno and Hideo Itami had a wonderful match in Germany. […]

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1001 MATCHES: 2015 (Part 1, January – March)

(by PHIL RIPPA) This update is all about the year that just closed – 2015. If you are still complaining that wrestling doesn’t entertain you based on what you are seeing on Monday nights than wrestling really isn’t for you any more since there is plenty of wrestling out there that happened this year that […]