{"id":11859,"date":"2019-03-31T14:32:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2019-03-31T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T18:38:22","slug":"my-week-in-wrestling-week-ending-31st-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestlingjournal.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/31\/my-week-in-wrestling-week-ending-31st-march\/","title":{"rendered":"My Week in Wrestling (week ending 31st March)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

@twf87<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week saw lot of pieces being\nmoved into place ahead of Wrestlemania week, starting with New Japan and ROH\nannouncing the full card for the G1 Supercard. Kazuchika Okada secured his\nplace in the main event by winning the New Japan Cup, while a number of big\nmatches were announced. Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi should be great, ZSJ vs.\nHiroshi Tanahashi has the potential to be excellent, and the triple threat\nbetween Taiji Ishimori, Dragon Lee, and Bandido should be strong too. I\u2019m\nparticularly excited to see Mayu Iwatani and the Women of Honor title get a big\nstage at MSG. Some of the matches are a little eyebrow raising – Bully Ray open\nchallenge – but overall it\u2019s a strong card. After NJPW\u2019s reported struggles to\nsell out their G1 show in Dallas, MSG needs to be a strong show, and I wouldn\u2019t\nbe surprised to see some big things happen. Announcement of the G1 participants\ncould well be on the card, and maybe even the return of Hiromu Takahashi? I\u2019m a\nlot more excited now that I know the card than I was a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stardom also ran a show at Korakuen\nHall, which had some implications for their show in New York. Hazuki defeated\nXia Brookside in a High Speed match, and then the first match announced for the\ncard in New York was another High Speed defence for Hazuki against Rise\nwrestler Dust. Mayu defeated Natsuko Tora in an excellent WOH title match to\nconfirm her spot at MSG. Momo Watanabe defeated Andras Miyagi in another Wonder\nof Stardom title defence, and then was challenged by her stablemate Utami Hayashishita.\nNothing has been announced regarding this match so far, but I doubt we will see\nit in New York. More likely is a tag title match for Momo and Utami, which\nshould give them an opportunity to develop the pre title match cracks in their\nrelationship. This is Stardom\u2019s most protected match up right now, and it\nshould be great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, watch the most recent\nSeadlinnng Korakuen Hall show! I watched it this week, and it\u2019s a very strong\ncard, topped off by an excellent match between Beyond the Sea champion Nanae\nTakahashi and ASUKA. Don\u2019t sleep on the high speed division in Seadlinnng\neither, the matches are consistently excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@Iwanmack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My week started off with Pro Wrestling\nSOUL in Wimbledon on Friday night, like a lot of the shows I go to, I have\nreviewed it in full but it was a really fun night spent with good friends and I\ngot to see a dream match in Scotty Davis vs Jordan Breaks.
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\nDuring the week, I decided to purchase OTT on Demand and since have got\nacquainted with the stars of the promotions. I’m a big fan of More Than Hype,\ntheir trios matches are tremendously entertaining.
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\nAnd finally on Thursday I took myself down to UK wrestling’s resident venue:\nThe ResGal for IWL’s Kingdom Come (review coming soon). Great show overall with\nan excellent triple threat match against Chris Brookes, The OJMO and Buffalo\nSoldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@TheCiaranJames<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My week started with me publishing my\nreview of Pro Wrestling Chaos from 23\/3. The show itself was good, however it\nwas an example of how a venue can upset the balance of the show. The evening\nwas also harmed by the injury in the main event to Eddie Dennis, it was a sad\nsight seeing Dennis leave at ringside, not nice for any performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show was saved by the reappearance\nof current WWE NXT Tag Team Champion James Drake, who after leaving in November\nreturned to cash in his HTTT briefcase. The audience were in shock after Drake\ngatecrashed to dethrone Dick Riley, who then because of losing had to leave the\npromotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other big story in wrestling was\nthe Kofi Kingston controversy on SDLive, this which has now thankfully moved\naway from the racial overtones and looks to finally be settled. Other than that\none can only laugh at WWE\u2019s mediocre WrestleMania buildup, it has been the\nworse I\u2019ve ever witnessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from that I am very much looking\nforward to next weekends events, most notably NXT TakeOver and the joint\nROH\/NJPW G1 Supercard, I will also try to watch some more events via the FITE\napp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@codytweetsstuff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My week in wrestling started with Monday Night Raw… I remember\nabsolutely none of it. I then watched Smackdown Live which was far more\neventful. Charlotte took on Asuka for the Smackdown Women’s Championship and\nthe New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) took on the Smackdown Tag Team Division\nin a gauntlet match to give Kofi a shot at the WWE Champion at KofiMania. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I watched 205 Live. Gran Metalik, Kalisto & Lince Dorado faced\noff against Humberto Carrillo, Drew Gulak and ‘Gentleman’ Jack Gallagher. The\nshow was main evented by a solid match between former Cruiserweight Champion,\nCedric Alexander & Ariya Daivari. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I finished my week in wrestling with NXT. Main evented by the\nfinal of the Dusty Rhodes Classic, the newly formed tag team of Ricochet &\nAleister Black (who have been working triple time on RAW, sometimes Smackdown\nLive & NXT) battled with The Forgotten Sons (Blake & Cutler) in a\nreally good end to a brilliant tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, my week in wrestling was great. Nothing too eventful but\neverything I watched was entertaining and that’s all that matters in my\nmind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

@JakeCCK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My week in wrestling began on Sunday\nwhen I attended my first RevPro show in Northampton. A very fun show to say the\nleast and you can find my review of that on the website. Of course, I do have\nto say watch Chris Brookes vs PAC from this show, it is really great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then found myself re-subscribing to\nProgress on demand during the week and catching up on the most recent chapter\nshows as we approach Super Strong Style. The lineup for Super Strong Style this\nyear is different to say the least. Of course, I\u2019m happy that they are bringing\nover new talent such as Artemis Spencer and Darby Allin and giving people like\nChris Ridgeway and Paul Robinson chances but it just has a weird feel to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve also been working on some new\nprojects that will hopefully be done and released within the next week or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yeah. Quite eventful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

@WynterStorm24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of cool things happened this\nweek. My Charlotte Flair Pop figure arrived and she\u2019s absolutely gorgeous. I\npractically tore up her packaging but she\u2019s now sitting pretty on my dresser.\nThey did a really good job with her. I also got a Jeff Hardy figure and a\nBayley figure so I need to rearrange everyone on the dresser. I haven\u2019t quite\ndecided how I want to set them up yet though. I\u2019m still annoyed that there\u2019s no\nreplica Charlotte Flair robe on WWE Shop. I would wear her pink one all the\ntime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Rollins really got my emotions up\nfor his match against Brock Lesnar with his promo on Monday Night Raw. I\u2019m\nready to fight, I\u2019m ready to burn Suplex City to the ground. I\u2019m tired of this\nabsent champion and I want that Beastslayer shirt! Speaking of Seth Rollins, we\ndiscovered that his theme music makes my friend\u2019s unborn baby move about. It\u2019s\nsuper cute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to see Dolph Ziggler do his\nstand-up show. He was so funny! He even had a meet and greet and a Q&A\nwhich was cool. The particular club he was at is kinda cozy and intimate, which\nmade for great conversation with him as well. I got a great picture and an\nautograph and all around it was a great night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other news, I might be getting into\ninterviewing and managing soon so stay tuned for that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@RoxBlackburn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read a really great article this week about the longer term business benefits of Brock Lesnar defeating Seth Rollins at Wrestlemania – written by @mariaelisa721<\/strong><\/a>and found here https:\/\/talkingsportswithwomen.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/26\/lets-play-devils-advocate-why-seth-rollins-should-lose-to-brock-lesnar-at-wrestlemania-35\/.<\/a>We’re obviously emotionally invested in Rollins winning, but in reality, there is a strong possibility he won’t. What are your thoughts around the future of the Universal Championship? We’d love to hear them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wrestlemania card is nearing\ncompletion and this week I would expect the addition of a tag team match and a\nfurther fill up of the mens and womens battle royals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still don’t know if we’ll see Demon\nBalor and unless something happens on Raw to develop this story, I feel it\nhighly unlikely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I delved into the WWE Network this\nweek and watched the following- <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roman Reigns Chronicle<\/strong>. I was enamoured with it if I’m totally\nhonest. I’m so pleased he’s fought through his illness and his return speech on\nRaw was poignant and beautiful. I’m not sure it needed this ‘Chronicle’ given\nhow raw everything is <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Henry Story<\/strong>. I forgot how brilliant his ‘Hall of Pain’\ngimmick was. I also wasn’t aware how much of a strong, determined man he is. I\ncertainly have a new level of respect for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Riddle arrival.<\/strong> Still don’t like him. Sorry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Hardy Halloween.<\/strong> Anyone else used to watch The Hardy Show? It\nwas ridiculous and hilarious and just Matt and Jeff mucking about with their\nfriends, having fun. This was WWE’s version of it and it sucked but in a good\nway. I think you needed to have watched their old show to relate to some of the\nbizarre stuff going on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This next week, it’s all about\nWrestlemania. I’m excited, not just for the event but for the unfolding of new\nstorylines and the shake-up that’s coming afterwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@tvtimelimit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slow week for me really. Everything\nhas been centred around either Memphis, the Freebirds or WCW 1998, as random as\nthat might all sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, I watched a one hour\ntime limit draw between Harley Race and Jerry Lawler from 1977. This was\ntypical NWA touring champion work as Race made Lawler look like he was going to\nwin the title many, many time, only for Lawler not to be able to get that final\nthree count. This was an interesting bout more because Lawler didn\u2019t seem like\nsomeone renowned for going broadway, but he was capable of it when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For another project, I\u2019ve watched a\nlot of the aftermath of WCW following Starrcade 1997 and the botched\nHogan\/Sting finish. Things only seem to get worse from there and within three\nto four months the belt goes from Hogan to Sting to Macho Man and back to Hogan\nagain. What should have been the nail in the coffin for the NWO and allow WCW\nto move on instead just created a gigantic mess. The crowd are hot for lots of\nit, but plodding Hogan in 98 is really not worth watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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