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1001 MATCHES: EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE

(by PHIL RIPPA) When working on this project the one??? biggest??? rule I have followed was one instituted in DVDVR #100 and that was “no repeat” matches. (IE: only pick one match between two guys). I have skirted that a few times already for a variety of reasons. Here I just blatantly ignore it because […]

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NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT (April 3, 2013)

NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT – APRIL 3, 2013 (by PHIL RIPPA) Into April! Only Eight Months Behind! WHAT WORKED Poor poor crippled Oliver Gray. Replaced by Bo Dallas. Why they haven’t stripped them of the tag belts yet is beyond me. Anyway – it’s Dallas/Adrian Neville vs. The Wyatts. I have already mentioned how much […]

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NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT (March 6, 2013)

NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT – MARCH 6, 2013 (by PHIL RIPPA) WHAT WORKED Show opens with Dusty Rhodes ON THE STICK~! Since it is just Dusty by himself this week – I will give him a pass on booking the same triple threat match from last week. But hey – Dusty is paying out of […]

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NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT (February 20, 2013)

NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT – February 20, 2013 (by PHIL RIPPA) WHAT WORKED Tatsu being a jobber in NXT shouldn’t make me laugh as much as it does. This week he is crushed by Bray Wyatt. Wyatt also wears an apron down to the ring. This was 60 seconds of fun. I am a simple […]

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NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT (January 23, 2013)

NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT – January 23, 2013 (by PHIL RIPPA) I haven’t done one of these in a little bit. I realized I need to get cracking if I want to finish 2013 before 2016. Please don’t make me regret picking you over Mass Effect. WHAT WORKED Alex Riley shows up and looks exactly […]

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NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT (January 2, 2013)

NXT RETRO WORKRATE REPORT – January 2, 2013 (by PHIL RIPPA) I have soooo much free time, I decided to start working through the NXT Shows on Hulu. For someone who has longed for the days of Saturday Night or Worldwide for that matter, this is the closest I am going to get. Of course, […]

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ON THE ROAD: WWE (03/26/16 – Richmond Coliseum)

DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW ROAD REPORT- WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT- RICHMOND COLISEUM- RICHMOND, VA- 3/26/2016!  KEVIN OWENS IS AWESOME!  THE NEW DAY DELIGHTS THE CHILDREN!  THE WWE OWNS THE FUTURE BECAUSE EVERY CHILD IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA WAS AT THE RICHMOND COLISEUM LAST NIGHT! (Original Board Thread) Your Road Reporters- NAME- AGE- FAVORITE WRESTLER- CURRENT VIDEO […]

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1001 Matches: 2015 PART THREE (July – Sept)

(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 […]

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1001 Matches: 2015 PART TWO (April – June)

(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 […]