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1001 MATCHES: Underrepresented

(by PHIL RIPPA) I finally compiled a big file tracking who and how many times I picked wrestlers because of course I did. I am sure it is comically filled with mistakes especially when it came to remembering some dudes gimmicks. Putting that aside – all the guys I was picking here had only (to […]

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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 #19

TOSHIE UEMATSU! Blue Panther! FUERZA GUERRERA! Koshinaka! ALLBRIGHT! KAWADA! Yamazaki! and Other stuff I saw and heard this week! Howdy! Welcome to DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW #19! It was a big week for viewing and it was the apparent end of AWF so thus ends the surreal threads with Jason Robar (on that subject, […]

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1001 MATCHES: Schneider Comps

(by PHIL RIPPA) The theme of this section is that all these matches were featured on a Phil Schneider comp tape. I think the grand total got up to 26 and one may or may not be on the way via the Digging In The Crates Podcasts. 318) HARLEY RACE vs. JUMBO TSURUTA – ALL […]

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1001 MATCHES: 2 Cold Scorpio

(by PHIL RIPPA) I love me some 2 Cold Scorpio. I truly think people think his career ended after the ECW days and it might as well have. But still – there is plenty to watch and enjoy because Scorpio is the god damn best. Oh and just for my sanity – I am spelling […]

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1001 MATCHES: Fuerza Guerrera

(by PHIL RIPPA) The idea to feature Fuerza Guerrera came to me after seeing that the recent match against Octagon got posted. I have always loved Fuerza and so far we had only featured one of this matches. So here are 10 to give you a taste of his greatness. Figure I can do this […]

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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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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW ISSUE #168

(cover by Rippa) DEAN~! might like KENSUKE OFFICE~! just a little bit! OSAKA PRO~! still makes RIPPA~! feel funny! YUTAKA YOSHIE~! definitely makes DEAN~! feel funny! CLOWNS~! are still really disturbing! When KONGS~! Collide! TWO ZEUSES~! ZEUSI?~! GREG VALENTINE~! MASATO YOSHINO~! PRINCESA BLANCA~! IT’S DVDVR RESTART BABY~! Howdy! None of you have a fucking clue […]

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW ISSUE #169

(cover by RIPPA)  YAMATO~! brings the hate~! TINIEBLAS~! and DR. WAGNER JR.~! don’t really have a match! YOSHITSUNE~! has a name that gets censored~! DEAN~! might be a touch excited about GIANT BERNARD~! vs. YUTAKA YOSHIE~! And also his match with HIROOKI GOTO~! SUPER PANDA~! NEGRO CASAS~! The DARK KNIGHT~! GRAN HAMADA~! LENNY LANE~! TOOTSY~! […]

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW ISSUE #175 (Simple Version)

TOMOAKI HONMA~! WINS~! Wait… WHAT?!?!?!?~! VICTOR JOVICA~! bleeds by example~! DAISUKE~! has no last name~! DEAN~! still can’t spell Mr. Gannosuke correctly~! LUDARK SHAITAN~! BULL OF THE WOODS~! JUDY MARTIN~! KENGO MASHIMO~! LUCHA DEEP CUTS~! HIYA~! Welcome to the Death Valley Driver Video Review Issue #175 A THANKSGIVING TRADITION BITCHES~! ALSO BI-WEEKLY~! Yeah… that ends […]