WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 Review

Zack Sabre Jr. vs Chris Hero Sabre comes out and challenges Hero to start their match now. Hero comes out and has the ring announcer Joanna call him “The Greatest…

NXT TakeOver: Dallas – Recap

NXT Tag Titles: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder vs Jason Jordan and Chad Gable This should be great. Gable and Dawson start and the fans are going nuts for Gable.…

Evolve 58 Review

Lenny Leonard and Rob Naylor introduce the show and announce that it is the highest attended event in Evolve history. Johnny Gargano and Drew Galloway come out. Galloway takes the…

In Search of Five-Star Matches: Part Two

People can argue themselves until they’re blue in the face about the validity, reliability and standard deviations of Dave Metlzer’s history of five-star match ratings. Or they can just relax,…

ROH’s 14th Anniversary Review

ROH TV Title: Tomohiro Ishii vs Roderick Strong vs Bobby Fish This is the first title defense by Ishii and as far as I know his first appearance in North…

ROH: Honor Rising – Night 2 Review

Check out Dave’s review of Night 1 here. Jay White vs David Finlay White works on Finlay’s arm to start. Finlay grabs White in a horse collar. Finlay gets a…

ROH: Honor Rising – Night 1 Review

This is the first ROH show in Japan since 2008 and their fifth show ever in the country. Matt Sydal and Jushin Liger vs Dalton Castle and Ryusuke Taguchi Castle…

The History of ROH and Japan: 2002-2006

Professional wrestling has a rich history in the country of Japan. Many of the principles and values of Ring Of Honor were based upon customs of Japanese wrestling. The past…

In Search of Five-Star Matches: Part 1

I have been a loyal follower of the Wrestling Observer and Dave Meltzer for a number of years. There has been criticism of his use of star ratings over the years…

Montreal Wrestling: Raymond Rougeau Firing Up

The Golden Age of Quebec Wrestling Volume 1 This DVD was put together by my friends Pat Laprade and Bertrand Hebert, authors of Montreal wrestling history book “Mad Dogs, Midgets…