Taking a look at AJ Styles first year or major exposure in the world of professional wrestling. (more…)
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Career Retrospective: AJ Styles In 2002
Posted: June 10, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: AJ Styles, roh, TNA
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Jimmy Rave: The Crown Jewel
Posted: March 25, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: AJ Styles, Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Danie Bryan, Drew Galloway, Jimmy Rave, Johnny Gargano, roh, TNA
Recently, I came across some news that Jimmy Rave would be making his debut for Absolute Intense Wrestling on April 8th, 2017. For the last several years, Rave hadn’t been getting a lot of attention working mostly independents in the Carolinas & Georgia area. In 2015, Rave was signed on with Global Force Wrestling, which has yet to really take off. After scrolling through Twitter, I saw several fans praise the decision to bring in Rave to AIW. It showed me that people hadn’t forgotten about him. (more…)
The Fallen Angel Ascends To The Top
Posted: March 13, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Adam Cole, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, Kazarian, roh, Samoa Joe, TNA
The internet has made it extremely easy to learn about new wrestlers and find their work. If you’ve been reading the site lately, you’ll notice my love for wrestling magazines. Dating back to the late 90s to the early 2000s, I relied on magazines to learn about new wrestlers. One of the first wrestlers I remember learning about through the magazines was none other than the “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels. (more…)
The Match #7: Bryan Danielson Vs. Samoa Joe Vs. AJ Styles In IWA-MS ’04
Posted: January 24, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: AJ Styles, Bryan Danielson, Daniel Bryan, NJPW, roh, Samoa Joe, TNA, WWE
Independent wrestling can either be really great or really awful. Regardless, the independent wrestling scene has been vital in producing stars for the biggest wrestling company ever, the WWE. Of course, in 2017 the WWE is trying to be the only show to exist and that could lead to a major problem down the road. Think of a major name in the WWE, and it’s likely that at one point or another, they were a big part of the independent wrestling scene and not a WWE created machine.
The following match that I decided to highlight in this series sheds some light on that. Bryan Danielson, better known to WWE fans as Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles all came up through the independent scene. As you might recall, Daniel Bryan was the hottest act the WWE had in 2014 before a neck injury/concussion cut his career short. Samoa Joe had a successful run in TNA and is now rumored to finally debut on WWE television and, well, AJ Styles runs the damn show on Smackdown after an incredible career that spanned a decade plus in TNA, ROH and NJPW before arriving in the WWE. (more…)
Flashback: ROH A Night Of Appreciation 2002
Posted: June 7, 2016 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: AJ Styles, Amazing Red, Christopher Daniels, Daniel Bryan, Eddie Guerrero, Jay Briscoe, Little Guido, Low Ki, Paul London, roh, Spanky, The SAT
Ring of Honor returned with their third show on April 27th, 2002 titled A Night Of Appreciation. It was given that name as a way to honor Eddie Guerrero, who is on the show, since he is back in the WWF and won’t ever be back on the independents.
Eddie would be in the main event teaming with a rather popular Amazing Red to square off against the Maximo Brothers. The show also features the northeast debut of AJ Styles as he squares off against Low Ki.
Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan), Spanky and Paul London also appear on the show.
McXal provided a more in-depth review of the show located HERE. (more…)
Age Of The Fall Part One
Posted: April 19, 2016 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: AOTF, Briscoe Brothers, Jimmy Jacobs, roh, Tyler Black
Huss, Huss, Huss… You may be thinking that I’m referencing The Berzerker of WWF fame, but instead I’m referring to Jimmy Jacobs. Jacobs made his debut in 1999 but didn’t become a known name really until 2002 or so. Jacobs was a skilled worker who was often presented as an underdog and usually came across as a comedy character, perhaps even goofy with his constant Huss mannerisms. For the sake of this article, I’ll be focusing mostly on his career in Ring Of Honor and afterward. (more…)
A Night At The Matches: WWE vs. 2CW
Posted: September 28, 2015 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: 2CW, AR Fox, Big Show, Cesaro, Colin Delaney, Dudley Boys, Eddie Edwards, John Cena, Kevin Graham, Kevin Owens, Moose, New Day, Roderick Strong, roh, Ryback, Seth Rollins, WWE, Young Bucks
Last night, I attended two wrestling shows with a few friends of mine. The first show was a World Wrestling Entertainment house show at the War Memorial in Syracuse, New York, which started at 5pm. The second event was a show put on by a local company, Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW), which took place at 8pm. I thought it would be interesting to compare to the two shows since in recent months there has been a “us vs. them” mentality from independent companies towards the WWE.
For those unaware about 2CW, they are based out of Syracuse and have ran most of their shows in the Upstate New York area since 2006. They have used plenty of top names and have a pretty good local talent including guys like Colin Delaney, Jay Freddie, Sean Carr, Brute Van Slyke, Kevin Graham and Nick Ando. (more…)
