Since we still live in a Post-Ricochet/Ospreay world, the topic of “wrestling is a subjective art” has been talked about dozens of times, but I feel it hasn’t been really discussed. To me, if we are going to use the word “art” to describe wrestling, we should also be placing some importance on “critique” as well, which is something I’ve been planning on really delving into as apart of this series…

This article may cause some controversy, and as such, I want to preface this article with a few disclaimers. No, I have not seen the full Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet match from the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament as of press time. However, my article is not on the match, but rather the controversy surrounding the match and what I fear the implication of the fallout will lead to.…

I have been reviewing Tier 1 Wrestling and writing for PWP for a long time now. Almost a whole year, in fact. While you can get my general thoughts of the company in my reviews, I want to summarize them for those who haven’t read them: Tier 1 Wrestling, based in New York City, is undeniably flawed but still an enjoyable and fun promotion to watch. It’s independent wrestling at it’s most condensed…

I may be known as just a pro wrestling and movie guy, but I also love video games. Some of my favorite experiences in any medium come from video games, be it emotionally breaking down at the end of Mass Effect 3 (with the extended cut DLC), exploring the land of Skyrim, or dancing to the soundtrack of Super Mario World. Put that together with my love of pro wrestling, and you get my adoration for…

I may be known as just a pro wrestling and movie guy, but I also love video games. Some of my favorite experiences in any medium come from video games, be it emotionally breaking down at the end of Mass Effect 3 (with the extended cut DLC), exploring the land of Skyrim, or dancing to the soundtrack of Super Mario World. Put that together with my love of pro wrestling, and you get my adoration for…

Render Credit: DFreedom30 This past weekend, I attended an AIW show with my younger brother and got to thinking about what makes a wrestler one of my favorites. The card was jammed packed with a variety of styles, looks, and talent, yet I found myself gravitating to a select few more so. Not to say that the other talent on the card was bad, but it was these select few that really caught my…

2015 was a damn fine year for wrestling in the in-ring department. While booking may not have been the best, even in some of the worst written companies there were a lot of gem matches. I want to pay tribute to these matches by counting down my top 10 favorite. Before we get into it, however, a few things to let be known; firstly, this is my opinion, so please don’t think this is to be taken as…

  To appreciate the best, you must sit through the worst. For the first article of the New Year, I wanted to start a new series that can allow me to do show reviews that don’t require a “blow by blow” style. Rather, it would be a look at the show as a whole with making notes of the good, bad, and the “meh”, similar to my UWF article I wrote back in September. I also want to clarify what I will be…

Last week I talked about a man by the name of Hideki Suzuki, who I called one of the hottest prospects outside of New Japan. His 2015 is off to a hot start, and I’m excited to see what happens the rest of the year. However, there is still a giant world of puro out there and I want to put spotlight a number of underrated talents. Here are some of the other wrestlers outside of New Japan who are…