My Rasslin' Results September 30th to December 16, 2023

Here is a quick rundown of the shows I attended in the last 4 months of the year

September 30, 2023

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

JT Dunn pinned Joey Janela

Aaron Rourke pinned Kevin Blackwood

1 Called Manders beat Ricky Smokes

Anything Goes: Beef pinned Alexander Lee

MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid defeated Above The Rest: Gabriel Skye & Tristen Thai

Four Way: Conner Murphy defeated Kody Lane, Love Doug, & Puf

Last Man Standing: Dezmond Cole defeated Alec Price

November 11, 2023

¡Let’s Wrestle! Indoor Flea Market Brewer, ME

IWTV Champion: Alec Price pinned ¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG in a non title match

Joseph Alexander pinned J-Heru

Lovecraft Family: Levi Spade, Dylan Nix & Big Cat with Drake Lovecraft defeated Dunky Boy Bandit, Superfan John Austin, & Kwesi Asante with Doug Wyser when Big Cat pinned Kwesi, Drake Lovecraft was handcuffed to Doug Wyzer at ringside

Eric Johnson defeated Jason Maverick

Gabby Forza pinned Nat Castle 

Joey Gleitz Memorial Rumble: Joseph Alexander won last eliminating Dunky Boy Bandit

Fans Bring the Weapons: POS: Alexander Lee & Mike McCarthy defeated ¡Let’s Wrestle! Tag Team Championship:MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid when both members of MSP tapped out to win the titles

December 02, 2023

WWE: RAW Brand                      Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME

Sami Zayn defeated NXT North American Champion: Dominik Mysterio by DQ

Sami Zayn & Jey Uso defeated Judgement Day: NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio & JD McDonagh when Uso pinned McDonagh

Ricochet pinned Bronson Reed

Alpha Academy: Chad Gable & Oti with Maxine Dupri defeated Imperium: Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci

Nia Jax pinned Raquel Rodriguez

“American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes pinned Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion: Damian Priest

Omos with MVP pinned Akira Tozawa

Becky Lynch pinned Zoey Stark

Street Fight: World Champion: Seth Rollins pinned Shinsuke Nakamura

December 09, 2023

¡Let’s Wrestle! Indoor Flea Market Brewer, ME

Guapo Suave: Diego Alvarez & Lex Lozano defeated MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid when Diego pinned Dangerkid

Joseph Alexander with Angelo Carter pinned Sammy Diaz

Lucas Chase pinned Angelo Carter with Joseph Alexander

¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG & LSG with Ava Everett defeated Eric Johnson & Ethan Scott when BRG pinned Scott

Ava Everett with LSG pinned Gabby Forza

Sigma pinned Sean Vegan Keegan

Ultimate Survival: Dunky’s Defenders: Dunky Boy Bandit, Alexander Lee, Doug Wyzer, & Superfan John Austin defeated The Lovecraft Family: Drake Lovecraft, Levi Spade, Big Cat, & Dylan Nix

Order of Eliminaton

Big Cat pinned Doug Wyzer

John Austin pinned Big Cat

Drake Lovecraft pinned John Austin

Levi Spade walked out on his team

Alexander Lee pinned Dylan Nix

Dunky Boy pinned Lovecraft

Survivors: Alexander Lee & Dunky Boy Bandit

December 16,  2023

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

Anthony Greene pinned TJ Crawford

JT Dunn pinned Ricky Smokes

Ava Everett & LSG defeated Love Doug & Gabby Forza with LSG submitted Doug

“Big Boofa” Dezmond Cole pinned Ortiz

2 out of 3 Falls Match: Above The Rest: Gabriel Skye & Tristen Thai defeated MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid 2 falls to 1

Anything Goes: Limitless World Champion: “World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella defeated Ace Romero

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The Iron Claw movie review

My buddy Mikey and I went and saw The Iron Claw, the movie based on the life of Kevin Von Erich and his family.  I  loved the movie!

Factually he movie has many flaws but this isn't a movie about professional wrestling, this is a movie based on the life of the Von Erich family who happen to be wrestlers that is a tremendous difference! Anyone, wrestling fan or not, can go and watch this movie about an overbearing father who pressures his sons to succeed and the love the brothers have for each other.

I can't say I'm a fan of Zac Efron but in this role I thought he was brilliant.  Watching him play the role of Kevin, and with all the love he was displaying to his brothers, as a wrestling fan, knowing how the tragedy plays out I was already emotional about it.  

Wrestling fans will be critical, because we all know that no one likes to hate more than a rabid fan base.  The actors they got to play Harley Race and Ric Flair were not great portrayals at all,  we see the Freebirds a bunch, but they don't talk.  The Ric Flair promo was great, the delivery of it and the actors portrayal of Flair was terrible. 

It was much publicized a lot that current AEW World Champion MJF, who got a producer credit, is portraying Lance Von Erich in the film.  Anyone that knows the story knows how badly Lance Von Erich flopped in Dallas.  In the final edit of the movie MJF has no lines, we see him in a match teaming with Kevin, however he is not identified so it's nothing more than a cameo.

The timeline in the movie does not match up with the true timeline of events.  The movie picks up in 1979 with Kevin in a singles match, and they talk about David debuting as his mystery partner.  Kevin debut in 1976 and David in 1977 so that's off a bit.  

Kevin was married to Pam on August 1, 1980 and in the movie David is going to Japan the following week where he dies.  David died February 10, 1984.

In the film the US Boycotts the Summer Olympics preventing Kerry from competing, as a result he begins wrestling for his father's promotion.  In reality Kerry debuted in wrestling in 1978 but officially didn't accept money for the matches to maintain his amateur status.  When the US Boycotted the 1980 Summer Games he went into wrestling full time. 

Kerry wins the NWA Worlds Championship at the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions on May 6, 1984.  In the movie he goes for a motorcycle ride that night and gets in the crash losing his foot.  The crash actually took place June 4, 1986.  Kerry would hold the NWA Championship for 3 weeks before dropping it to back to Flair in Japan. 

In the movie after Kerry's accident Mike is recruited into the family business because we need a Von Erich.  Shortly after his debut it showed Mike injuring his shoulder in a near vacant Dallas Sportatorium and taking his own like shortly after.

Mike actually debuted in November 1983, was married in April 1985.  In August 1985 he injured his shoulder in Israel and suffered toxic shock syndrome after surgery in Texas to repair the shoulder.  Mike was very messed up but he did return to wrestling in July 1986, he also got in a car crash in 1986 suffering another head injury.  In January 1987 he toured New Japan Pro Wrestling coming out on the winning end in 6 of 10 matches, locking up with Antonio Inoki in a 6 man tag.  He would take his life on April 12, 1987.

In the movie Fritz gives World Class to Kevin who sells it to Jerry Jarrett.  Fritz is who sold to World Class to Jarrett in 1989.  Kevin tried to resurrect World Class in 1990 but was not able to succeed with Kerry signing with the then WWF.  

In the movie Kevin locks the Iron Claw on Ric Flair and doesn't brake this hold, this is shown to happen after Mike's death, this actually happened at the 2nd Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions May 5, 1985.    

In the movie it shows Kevin has stopped wrestling and Kerry is the WWF, it was shortly after being released by the WWF that Kerry commits suicide.  Kerry was released in July1992 and ended his life on February 18, 1993.

Chris with Kerry Von Erich

Chris Von Erich is completely missing from the movie.  The youngest and the smallest Von Erich brothers a series of health problems kept him from fulfilling his dream of being in the ring like his brothers.  In 1990 after the Jerry Jarrett bought out World Class Chris has a handful of matches in the USWA and later Kevin's revived version of World Class.  On September 12, 1991 at the age of 21 Chris shot himself in the head.

Director Sean Durkin said he left Chris out of the movie because the script could not withstand one more tragedy.

All in all I loved the movie, I know it wasn't timeline accurate, but they did a good job telling the story they wanted to share.  The only part I disagree with is the exclusion of Chris.

I'm sure the only real was to tell the story of the Von Erich family, outside of a documentary, would be multiple movies, miniseries, or television event.  I look forward to buying the home video and watching it again. 

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2023 My Year in Wrestling!

In my 2022 year in review I commented that I hoped to make it to 25 shows in 2023, I did 2 better and hit 27 wrestling events!  Which is also the most wrestling events I have been to in one year ever.  I don't expect to top that next year, but we will see what happens. 

2023 by the Numbers

27 wrestling events

10 different promotions, 2 first time attending

6 different states, 1 new state

Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, & New York. 

1 bucket list item checked off

322 lifetime wrestling events attended

It might be a bit controversial but when I'm counting my wrestling related events that I attended I count everything that I went to because of wrestling.  For instance this year I went to the International Pro Wresting Hall of Fame in Albany, New York and I count that as one of my 27 wrestling events.

January started started strong with 3 shows, the first being PUG Pro Wrestling's one and only wrestling event also my first out of state show of the year.  Promoted by Anthony Greene it emanated from the New England Pro Wrestling Academy in North Andover, MASS.  This school was spawned from Killer Kowalski's Wrestling School and had some cool memorabilia to check out.

Next was Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth featuring Ricky and Kerry Morton.  The 3rd show of the year I called Mariners Wrestling, as Maine's own Dirty Dango teamed with the Maine Mariner's hockey team to promote and afternoon of Hockey and wrestling.  After the Mariners game, they won, a ring was set up on the ice and we got a few matches featuring Dango, Scotty too Hotty, and some old EWA alumni as well as some of the today's Maine Independent talent.  It was fun!  They are doing it again this year in February.

February saw two shows, Let's Wrestle! in Brewer and NAWA in Fairfield at the Community Center.  Gangrel made an appearance at Let's and this is the only time I saw wrestling in Fairfield this year, my 61st show at the venue.

March presented another two shows, Let's and Limitless.  At Let's we saw the first time teaming of Alexander Lee and Mike McCarthy, something I didn't know we needed until I saw it, and now I can't get enough of them.  At Limitless we got Rachel Ellering, 2 Cold Scorpio, and two titles changes hands with BRG finally upending Mac Daniels for the Let's title and Ace Romero winning the title that has long eluded him.

April's two shows were both out of state on a double shot weekend with Mikey and Bradford.  First up in East Haven, Connecticut I finally attended an Interspecies Wrestling show!  It was at a local brewery and it didn't not disappoint! It was wild!

The second show of the weekend was a bucket list checker, I finally attended a show at the world famous ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!  It was a New Japan Pro Wrestling show to boot and it was fantastic!  

The whole weekend was really.  We toured the PEZ Factory, visited the Quick Stop, and saw the Rocky Statue as well as had some fun food.  Loved it!

May's two shows was Let's Wrestle! and my return to Limitless as I missed April's show.   At Limitless we got the long awaited return of Tabarnak de Team and the debuts of Killer Kelly and Timothy Thatcher.      

June I attended 3 shows, starting with Northeast Wrestling in Waterbury, Connecticut.  Mikey and I made the long drive because we wanted to see El Hijo de Vikingo live and it was worth every mile!!  It's the closest he has come to us to date and I didn't want to have any regrets.  He wrestled Komander that night and it was amazing.  

The other two shows was Let's Wrestle! in Brewer and 1CW Pro Wrestling in Delaware.  This was my first time ever attending a wrestling show in Delaware, it wasn't even on my radar this year.  We went to Ocean City, Maryland to stay at my wife's Aunt's Condo for the week.  I had tweeted earlier in the week asking if anyone knew any wrestling shows in the area and had gotten no responses and couldn't find anything.  We had just gotten to the condo and I check twitter and I had a notification about this 1CW show only 20 minutes away.  The show was just okay, but I'm happy to have gone. 

July was a big month as I counted 5 wrestling events this month.  It started with Let's in Brewer and then a few days later AEW Dynamite at TD Garden in Boston featuring BLOOD & GUTS, their version of War Games.  We got to see the AEW debut of Kota Ibushi, so that was bad ass!  Also got to see Hook lose the FTW title to Jack Perry, and a stacked Ramage taping as well.

One week later I was in New York on my 10th Anniversary with the wife and we happen to plan to be in Albany for a concert on Thursday, so I asked if we could stay there Wednesday so I could got to AEW Dynamite at the MVP Arena, she agreed.  Before the show I toured the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, you can read my post about it here.  I bought my ticket for AEW on TicketMaster two hours before doors opened and I got lucky getting and AMAZING front row ticket at face value.  My seatmates and I determined these were productions holds that were released.  I cannot believe I got to experience front row at AEW Dynamite and it didn't cost me a ton of money.

I finished out the month of July at Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth where Alec Price defeated Joey Janela in the main event.

August I added another 3 shows to the list, including two shows in one day!  On the way to Brewer for Let's Wrestle! my son and I stopped at the Skowhegan Fair to take in some NAWA rassing action featuring "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas.  At the end of the month Limitless Wrestling presented the annual Vacationland Cup Tournament and two title changes in one night!  To my absolute shock "Iron" Rip Byson pinned Beef to end his reign as Limitless World Champion, and after Channing Thomas won the Vacationland Cup he goaded Rip into defending the title and he walked out with the prize.

September was a busy month for me and I only attend Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth where Dezmond Cole defeated Alec Price in a last man standing match and Aaron Rourke and Kevin Blackwood tore it up in a pretty awesome match. 

October I attended no shows.  I toured Camp Crystal Lake the weekend of Let's Wrestle! and the Limitless show was cancelled because of the mass shooting in Lewiston.

November I only attended the Let's Wrestle! show in Brewer where Joseph Alexander won the Joey Gleitz memorial Rumble Match, and the team of POS: Alexander Lee & Mike McCarthy defeated MSP for the Tag Team Championships.  There was no Limitless Wrestling show scheduled for November.

December I finished strong with 3 shows!  I started the month with a WWE House Show in Bangor, followed by Let's Wrestle! in Brewer and my final show of the year, Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth.

This is the fifth different venue that I have attended a WWE show at in Maine.  Cumberland County Civic Center, Augusta Civic Center, The Colisee in Lewiston, The Bangor Auditorium, and now the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.  10 years ago they level the Bangor Auditorium and built this new venue.  It's nice, I prefer Portland over Bangor but Bangor was a Saturday and Portland was running on a school night Sunday.  Myself, Canaan, Wesley, and Mikey traveled up together and we met Bradford there.  

Next up was Let's Wrestle! in Brewer and the final show at the Indoor Yard Sale marking and end to nearly two year residency.  The building owner is closing the business.  My final show of 2023 was Limitless Wrestling in Yarmouth.  

This was a short card of 6 matches, but every match was fantastic!  We had three debuting wrestlers and everyone really put in their best effort.  In a moment that I didn't see coming, no one did, Aiden Aggro turned on DangerKid breaking up MSP.  

It was quite an amazing year of live wrestling for me.  I managed to check off the bucket list at the ECW Arena, with Delaware I have now been to wrestling in 12 different states, and I was fortunate to go to AEW twice, WWE, & New Japan Pro Wrestling.

As I said earlier I'm not going to try to top this year with number of events, but I do have a few lined up already for next year.

January 12th Let's Wrestle! makes it's debut in Fairfield with BRG vs. Eric Johnson in a Steel Cage

January 20th Limitless Wrestling MSP Collides with Aiden Aggro vs. The DangerKid

February 4th Maine Mariner's Hockey & Wrestling

March 30th WWE in Manchester, New Hampshire

April 3rd - 7th WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia

If it's not clear, I love professional wrestling!

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My Wrestling Statistics: Updated!

Here are some only interesting to me wrestling statistics about my time attending shows.

Total Shows: 281 as of 4/29/2022

Total Shows: 322 as of 12/17/2022

The most recent show was Saturday April 23, 2022, the NAWA: North Atlantic Wrestling Association at the Fairfield Community Center in Fairfield, Maine.  This is the 59th show that I have attended at this venue, making it the building I have sat in the most watching professional wrestling.  First time at the Fairfield Community Center was on October 23, 2004 when NWH: New Wrestling Horizons presented a night of pro wrestling.

UPDATE: December 16, 2023 Limitless Wrestling at the AMVets Hall in Yarmouth, my 27th and final wrestling event of 2023.  

Two Countries, 12 States, & 1 Province

USA

Maine - 1989

Massachusetts - 1997

Vermont - 1998

New Hampshire - 1999

Connecticut - 2003

Pennsylvania - 2006

Florida - 2008

North Carolina - 2009

New Jersey - 2012

Rhode Island - 2012

New York  - 2018

Delaware - 2023

Canada

Ottawa, Ontario - 2019

52 Different Promotions

National / International Companies

AEW: All Elite Wrestling 

WWE: World Wrestling Entertainment

TNA: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

WCW: World Championship Wrestling

ROH: Ring of Honor

NJPW: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Maine Based

EWA: Eastern Wrestling Alliance

Tony Atlas's USA All Star Wrestling

UPW: Ultimate Professional Wrestling

MEW: Maine Event Wrestling (2001 - 2003) 

ACW: Atlas Championship Wrestling

ASAW: All Star American Wrestling

NWH: New Wrestling Horizons

AWA North Atlantic

NWA New England

PWA: Pro Wrestling America

NWA On Fire

IWE: Independent Wrestling Entertainment

VPW: Vacationland Pro Wrestling (2010)

NAWA: North Atlantic Wrestling Association

LPW: Live Pro Wrestling

Intergalactic Wrestling

AOM: All Out Mayhem

PWE: Pro Wrestling Experience

MEW: MainEvent Wrestling (2014-2015)

Limitless Wrestling

Let's Wrestle!

PWS: Pro Wrestling Society

Limitless Dojo Student Showcase

VPW: Vacationland Pro Wrestling (2021 - )

PSPW: Pine State Pro Wrestling

Mariners Wrestling

Outside Maine

BTW: Big Time Wrestling (Massachusetts) 

XboKu Pro Wrestling (Danbury, Connecticut)

Carson's Pro Wrestling World (Allentown, Pennsylvania)

FRW: Front Row Wrestling (Rochester, New Hampshire)

UXW Pro Wrestling (Orlando, Florida)

NWA Legends FanFest (Charlotte, North Carolina)

CHIKARA (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

PWS: Pro Wrestling Syndicate (Garfield, New Jersey)

Legends of the Ring (New Jersey)

PWF Northeast (Providence, Rhode Island)

WIA: Wrestling Is Awesome (New York)

TRP: Top Rope Promotions (New Bedford, Massachusetts)

NEW: Northeast Wrestling

Beyond Wrestling

WrestleCon

ICW: No Holds Barred Wrestling 

PUG Pro Wrestling (Massachusetts)

1CW Pro Wrestling (Delaware)

Canada

C*4 Wrestling: Capital City Championship Combat (Ottawa, Ontario)

ISW: Interspecies Wrestling (Quebec)

I've attended Shows in 7 of Maine's 16 Counties

Kennebec, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, Somerset, York, & Penobscot

Wrestlers who I have seen wrestle live the most..

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Larry Huntley: 93 Times

First Time: July 24, 1999 EWA at the Lewiston Armory, Larry Huntley defeated Inferno - Larry's Pro Wrestling Debut

Most Recent: April 23, 2021 NAWA at the Fairfield Community Center, NAWA Heavyweight Champion: Cousin Larry pinned "Lights Out" Lee Miller

Larry started as the EWA's hardcore match referee making his debut under the moniker of "The Dirty Bird Bouncer" and later "The Enforcer" before becoming the "Scufflin Hillbilly" Cousin Larry.  I also saw him wrestle under a mask as the dreaded Parts Unknown.

Mark Moment: 58 times

First Time: October 23, 2004 NWH at the Fairfield Community Center,  “Enforcer” Larry Huntley pinned Mark Moment w/ Quentin Michaels

Most Recent: November 20, 2021 VPW Indoor Flea Market Brewer, Maine, The Competition: Champ Mathews & Mark Moment with Vernon Envy & Conner Murphy defeated The Mortons: Ricky & Kerry when Moment pinned Ricky with his feet on the ropes

He has mostly wrestled under the name Mark Moment but had a short stint as The Canadian Moondog.  

Eric Johnson: 55 times

First Time: September 22, 2006 NWH Fairfield Community Center, The Big Islanders: Makua and Kahoku defeated “Boston Bad Boy” Jason Rumble & “Too Fit” Eric Atlas

Most Recent: April 15, 2022 ¡Let’s Wrestle! at the Morgan Hill Event Center, Herman Eric Johnson with Brandino Davis pinned “Belfast Bulldog” Dave Dyer

I've seen him wrestle under the names "Too Fit" Eric Atlas and with the monikers "Jivin" and "Sweet Tooth" Jimmy Capone and the current Eric Johnson.  

MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid: 47 Times

DangerKid aka Skully of The Fog and Levi Lexington

First Time: September 18, 2015 IWE Fairfield Community Center Sara D’Errico pinned Levi Lexington w/ Beavis with diamond dust

Aiden Aggro aka Humerus of The Fog and Auman Jordan

First Time: March 19, 2016 Limitless Wrestling American Legion, Orono Alexander Lee & Aiden Aggro defeated DangerKid & Wrecking Ball Legursky when Lee pinned DangerKid

Most Recent: April 15, 2022 ¡Let’s Wrestle! at the Morgan Hill Event Center, Herman MSP:Aiden Aggro & DangerKid defeated The Brick City Boyz: JCruz & Victor Chase when Aggro pinned Chase

As singles or as a tag team it's just a coincidence that I have seen them wrestle 47 times each.

Anthony Greene: 45 Times

First Time: August 31, 2012 IWE at the Fairfield Community Center Ryan London pinned Josiah Matthews

Most Recent: March 26, 2022 Limitless Wrestling AMVets in Yarmouth #1 Contendership Match: “Iron” Rip Byson defeated “Alternative” Anthony Greene and JD Drake when Byson pinned AG

No surprise they are all independent wrestlers that I have seen at shows mostly in Maine. 

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Who are the only 3 wrestlers to compete at Madison Square Garden, Wembley, Arena Mexico & The Tokyo Dome

There are only 3 wrestlers to have ever competed at Madison Square Garden, Wembley, Arena Mexico, and the Tokyo Dome.  I think everyone can guess who one of the is, but I think the other two will surprise you.

  

There have only ever been two shows at Wembley, and except for one show in 2019 only wrestlers in the WWE have competed at Madison Square Garden.  Arena Mexico is owned by CMLL and no other wrestling company has held a show at this venue.  The Tokyo Dome has hosted numerous wrestling shows from various promotions since it opened in 1988 with annual January 4th NJPW wrestling show held every year since 1992.  

 Chris Jericho

The one that I feel everyone will guess would be Jericho.  He just competed at AEW's All In London at Wembley, spent years in the WWE and had recent big matches with New Japan at Wrestle Kingdom plus his exploits in Mexico well documented in his book.  His CMLL trading card is his official Rookie card, and is a highly sought after collectible. 

Arena Mexico 

April 23, 1993, CMLL 

Ciclon Ramirez, Corazon de Leon, & Lazer Tron defeated Felino, Javier Cruz, & Titan

In this match Lazer Tron was portrayed by Hector Guerrero, the same gimmick he was using in Jim Crockett Promotions and other NWA territories.  This was also Jericho's debut match in Mexico.  

Tokyo Dome

January 4, 1997, NJPW Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome 1997

Super Liger defeats Koji Kanemoto

The infamous Super Liger match where the costume was too small and the mask didn't quite fit and the match was very bad, ending the gimmick after just one appearance.  This was not Jericho's Japan debut but it was his NJPW debut.  He did a few tours of New Japan in 1997, one show in 1998 and didn't return to the promotion until after his WWE run in 2018.  

Madison Square Garden

October 30, 1999, WWE House Show

The Rock defeated Chris Jericho

This was Jericho's 25th match with the WWE.  An interesting note, while researching this I discovered that Jericho's first every wrestling match in the WWE was a house show August 21, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where he defeated the Big Boss Man in a Nightstick match.  

Wembley

August 27, 2023, AEW All In London 2023

Will Osprey with Don Callis pinned Chris Jericho with Sammy Guevara

Not much to say about this one, it was a hell of a match and I would put this on the level of Rock vs. Hogan as far as it being a generational encounter. 

Juice Robinson

What's interesting to note about Juice is that 3 of his 4 appearances have a connection to New Japan Pro Wrestling.  After touring the independents Juice signed with WWE in 2011 where he spent the next few years in the developmental never going to the main roster.  He entered New Japan in 2015 staying with them until signing with AEW in late 2022.

Arena Mexico

August 18, 2017 CMLL Super Viernes

Juice Robinson, Marco Corleone, & Matt Taven defeated Diamante Azul, Valiente, & Volador Jr.

Juice toured CMLL as part of their relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling.  This was his debut match in Mexico and CMLL, Marco Corleone competed in WCW and WWE as Mark Jindrak.  

Tokyo Dome

January 4, 2017 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome

Cody Rhodes pinned Juice Robinson

Juice has joined NJPW as a Young Lion by his own choice in 2015 and worked his way up the ranks to have this huge singles match with Cody in the Dome.  This was Cody's New Japan debut.  

Madison Square Garden

April 6, 2019 ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard

New York Street Fight: Flip Gordon & Lifeblood: Juice Robinson & Mark Haskins defeated Bully Ray, Shane Taylor, & Silas Young 

This is the only non WWE show to take place at Madison Square Garden since November 14, 1960.  I attended this sold out history making event!  This match doesn't stand out or resonate with me from this evening.  I'll have to go back and watch it. 

Wembley

August 27, 2023, AEW All In London 2023

Bullet Club Gold: Jay White, Juice Robinson, & Konosuke Takeshita with Don Callis and The Gunns defeated The Golden Elite: Kenny Omega, Adam Page, & Kota Ibushi

This was an outstanding match, since the debut of AEW Collision on June 17th Juice has been on quite the tear in AEW looking the best he ever has.  He and Jay White have formed an outstanding tag team as well.

John Tenta

For me this is the name that shocked me the most on this list, Earthquake.  He got his start in Sumo wrestling and debuted in pro wrestling with All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1987 wrestling in the promotion for two years.  He made his WWF debut in 1989 as a plant in the crowd for a segment where Dino Bravo and The Ultimate Warrior did push ups with Tenta sitting on their backs, he attacked Warrior.  Tenta would retire from wrestling in 2003 with his final matches being where he started, for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Arena Mexico

December 3, 1993, CMLL Super Viernes

John Tenta, Dr. Wagner Jr., & Pierroth Jr. defeated Corazon de Leon, El Rayo de Jalisco Jr. & Haku

Tenta left the WWF In January 1993 and would wrestle in the WAR promotion in Japan until he returned to the WWF in January 1994.  This match would be his only wrestling match in Mexico.

Tokyo Dome

March 30, 1991, SWS Wrestlefest in Tokyo Dome

John Tenta defeated Koji Kitao

This was a joint show with Tenryu's SWA: Super World of Sport & the WWF.  He wrestled as John Tenta and not Earthquake wrestled for years in Japan with All Japan before going to WWF.  Two days later on April 1st in Kobe they had their infamous shoot incident where Tenta would win by DQ.  I had always heard about that match, I didn't realize they worked a match two days before with no issue. 

Madison Square Garden

February 19, 1990, WWF on MSG Network

Earthquake pinned Ronnie Garvin

Nothing special about this match, he had been with the promotion for 5 months at this point and I'm more surprised he hadn't compete sooner at MSG.

Wembley

August 29, 1992, WWF Summerslam 1992

WWF Tag Team Champions: The Natural Disasters: Earthquake & Typhoon defeated The Beverly Brothers: Beau & Blake Beverly

This show is more significant than this match.  It was the first WWE PPV held outside North America, but didn't air until 2 days after it was recorded.  This was just a mid card match that was adequate.  What everyone remembers is the Legion of Dooms entrance and the main event of Bret Hart vs Davey Boy Smith.  

I bet you even forgot that Randy Savage defended the WWF Championship against the Ultimate Warrior on this card...they wrestled 28 minutes! This was their first match against each other since Warrior "ended" Savages Career at Wrestlemania VII in 1991.  

I hope you found these random facts as interesting as I did, let me know!

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My Rasslin' Results June 9 to August 26, 2023

Here is a quick rundown of all the shows that I went to from June 9 to August 26, 2023

June 9, 2023

NEW: Northeast Wrestling Police Activity League Waterbury, CT

Rude Balls: RJ Rude & Wrecking Ball Legursky defeated The Hispanic Mechanics Jos A & Jos B

Brad Baylor with Danielle pinned Mantequilla

Landon hale pinned Gal Barkay

Brad Hollister pinned Rob Zombie

“Megasus” Megan Bayne defeated Nikii Duke

Waves & Curls: Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan, J-Heru, and Encore Moore defeated Victorium: NEW Live Champion: BRG, JCruz, Lucas Chase & Victor Chase

Dan Maff & Kerr with Vito defeated Tag Team Champions: Brian Anthony & Heavyweight Champion:  Matt Taven to win the titles

AAA Mega Champion: El Hijo del Vikingo pinned Komander

June 10, 2023

¡Let’s Wrestle! Indoor Flea Market Brewer, ME

2023 ¡Let’s Wrestle! Rumble

“Main Attraction” Mac Daniels pinned Anthony Greene after a low blow when the ref was down

ARTE: WXW Women’s Champion: Ava Everett and Aaron Rourke defeated “Sea Bass” Sebastian Finn & TJ Crawford when Rourke pinned Crawford

Kwesi Asante pinned Joseph Alexander with Angelo Carter

¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG pinned Eric Johnson after Mac Daniels hit Johnson with the title when the referee was distracted

¡Let’s Wrestle! Tag Team Championship:MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid defeated The Sea Wolves: Levi Spade & Dylan Nix with Drake Lovecraft and POS: Alexander Lee & “Masshole” Mike McCarthy to win the vacant championships

2023 ¡Let’s Wrestle! Rumble: Jason Maverick won last eliminating Dunky Boy Bandit

June 17, 2023

1CW Pro Wrestling                    Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company Selbyville, DE

Ranchand Carlson submitted Cruiserweight Champion: Sam Thompson withVal Verman to win the championship

Triple Threat: Hobo Harry defeated Lucha Pancakes and Christian Rocco when Rocco submitted to the pit stop

Mark Dangerfield Jr pinned Deep Pockets with air raid crash

Eastern Shore Pro Wrestling Champion: Tyler Hastings pinned Mal Havok with shooting star press

Women’s Champion: “Primadonna Princess” Val Verman defeated Abby Jane and Adrianna pinning Adrianna after hitting her with a purse

OShay Edwards defeated Trucker Josh with a sleeper hold

Tag Team Champions: Reality Era: Asante & Bad Bad Banks with Adrianna defeated Solo the Terminator and Sinister X when Banks pinned Sinister X

Workhorse Champion: Brian Morris pinned Mike Zee

Bulletproof Champion: Myles Millenium defeated Dustin Tarr

Heavyweight Champion: Chris Wylde defeated Ranchand Carlson by referee stoppage

July 15, 2023

¡Let’s Wrestle! Indoor Flea Market Brewer, ME

The Competition: Champ Mathews & Conner Murphy with Mark Moment defeated Eric Johnson & ¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG when Mathews pinned BRG after Jason Maverick interfered.  The competition substituted for the team of Mac Daniels & Jason Maverick

Sebastian Finn pinned LSG

Ava Everett pinned Elle Valentine

Jason Maverick pinned Aaron Cademia

Big Cat, Dunky Boy Bandit, & “Super Fan” John Austin with Doug Wyzer defeated The Syndicate: Owen Brody, BA Tatum & Murdock when Dunky pinned Brody, post match Cat attacked his partners

Diego Alvarez pinned TJ Crawford

¡Let’s Wrestle! Tag Team Championship:MSP: Aiden Aggro & DangerKid defeated POS: Alexander Lee & Mike McCarthy

AEW: All Elite Wrestling

July 19, 2023 TD Garden Boston, MA

Dark Match: Kip Sabian with Penelope Ford pinned Serpentico with Luther

Dynamite - Live on TBS

Jack Perry pinned FTW Champion: Hook to win the championship

Dr. Britt Baker DMD submitted Kayla Sparks

Adam Cole & AEW World Champion: MJF defeated Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara when Cole pinned Garcia after the double clothesline

Blood & Guts: The Golden Elite: Adam Page, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and The Young Bucks: Nick & Matt Jackson defeated PAC, Konosuke Takeshita, and The Blackpool Combat Club: Jon Moxley, ROH World Champion: Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta when Omega submitted Yuta

Rampage - aired July 21, 2023

Royal Rampage: Daby Allin defeated Angelo Parker, Big Bill, Bishop Kaun, Brian Cage, Ethan Page, Isaiah Kassidy, Jake Hager, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Komader, Matt Hardy, Matt Menard, Matt Sydal, Minoru Suzuki, Nick Way, Swerve Strickland, The Butcher, The Blade, and Toa Liona last eliminating Swerve Stickland to become the number 1 contender to the TNT Championship

The Acclaimed: Max Caster & Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn defeated QTV: Aaron Solo, Johnny TV, & QT Marshall with Harley Cameron

TBS Champion: Krist Statlander pinned Marina Shafir

AEW: All Elite Wrestling

July 26, 2023 MVP Arena Albany, NY

Dark Match: Skye Blue pinned Anna Jay

Dynamite - Live on TBS

International Champion: Orange Cassidy pinned AR Fox

PAC pinned Gravity

Swerve Strickland with Prince Nana pinned Darby Allin with Nick Wayne after AR Fox attacked Allin

Dr Britt Baker DMD submitted Taya Valkyrie with lockjaw

Triple Threat: Lucha Brothers: Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo with Alex Abrahantes defeated Blackpool Combat Club: Jon Moxley & ROH World Champion: Claudio Castagnoli with Wheeler Yuta and Best Friends: Chuck Taylor & Trent when Fenix pinned Trent

Rampage - aired July 28, 2023

Tag Team Battle Royal: Big Bill & Brian Cage with Prince Nana defeated Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, Ethan Page & Isaiah Kassidy, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh with Sonjay Dutt, Spanish Announce Project: Serpentico & Luther, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker, The Hardys: Matt & Jeff, and The Butcher & The Blade last eliminating The Butcher to become the number 1 contenders to the AEW World Tag Team Championships

Komander with Alex Abrahantes pinned Kip Sabian with Penelope Ford

The Kingdom: Matt Taven & Mike Bennett defeated Hayden Backlund & Myung-Jae Lee

Hikaru Shida pinned Nyla Rose with Marina Shafir

July 29, 2023

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

Vacationland Cup Qualifying Match: B3CCA pinned Ava Everett

¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG pinned Brian Milonas

Limitless World Champion: Big Beef pinned DPW Champion: Lucky Ali

Above The Rest: gabriel Skye & Tristen Thai defeated Tabarnak de Team: Mathieu St-Jacques & Thomas Dubois when Thai defeated Dubois

Limitless Championship #1 Contenders Match:“Iron” Rip Byson pinned Mac Daniels 

Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella pinned Jordan Oliver

Vacationland Cup Qualifying Match: Dezmond Cole defeated Adam Priest, Andy Brown, and Juni Underwood 

Vacationland Cup Qualifying Match: Aaron Rourke pinned Ricky Smokes

Alec Price pinned Joey Janela

August 12, 2023

North Atlantic Wrestling Assoc. (NAWA) The Fairgrounds Skowhegan, ME

Kid V pinned Mike Tedesco with Coach & Crash Landing

NBK with Rotten Robbie pinned JP O’Reilly

Kid V pinned Crash Landing with Coach and Mike Tedesco

“Mr. USA” Tony Atlas & Cousin Larry defeated Lee Miller & Jerry Goldsmith with Rotten Robbie when Larry pinned Goldsmith

August 12, 2023

¡Let’s Wrestle! Indoor Flea Market Brewer, ME

Mani Ariez pinned Connor Murphy with Mark Moment

Diego Alvarez pinned “Fancy” Ryan Clancy with his feet on the ropes

Sammi Choas with Vile pinned Paris Van Dale

Lumberjack Match: Eric Johnson defeated Mac Daniels by referee stoppage

Tag Team Turbulence Gauntlet Match

The SeaWolves: Dylan Nix & Levi Spade with Drake Lovecraft defeated Hardwork Heroes: Barnaby Combs & Aaron Cademia when Spade pinned Combs

Dunky Boy Bandit & “Super Fan” John Austin with Doug Wyser defeated The SeaWolves when Dunky pinned Levi with the Falcon Arrow

Big Cat & Drake Lovecraft defeated Dunky & Austin when Big Cat pinned Austin

POS: Alexander Lee & Mike McCarthy defeated Cat & Lovecraft when McCarthy pinned Lovecraft

POS defeated Dave Dyer & Samuel Radcliff with Coach when POS pinned Radcliff

¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: BRG pinned Jason Maverick

August 26, 2023

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

2023 Vacationland Cup First Round Matches

Dezmon Cole pinned JT Dunn

“World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella pinned Ichiban

B3CCA pinned Aaron Rourke

“The Prize” Alec Price pinned Kevin Blackwood

“Iron” Rip Byston pinned Limitless World Champion: Beef to win the title

House of Glory Tag Team Champions: The Mane Event: Jay Lyon & Midas Black defeated Fresh Air: Macrae Martin & Junior Benito when Lyon pinned Macrae

House of Glory Women’s Champion: Ultra Violette submitted Damaris Dawkins

2023 Vacationland Cup Finals: Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match: “World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella defeated “The Prize” Alec Price, Dezmond Cole & B3CCA to win the cup

Thomas pinned B3CCA with a piledriver

Boofa pinned Price

Thomas pinned Boofa after Price hit Boofa with The Prize Kick

“World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella defeated Limitless World Champion: “Iron” Rip Byson to win the championship

I have now attended 22 wrestling events in 6 different states; Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York.  Just 3 events away from my goal of 25 wrestling events in 2023.  

Potential Upcoming Shows

9/16 Fairfield, Maine

9/30 Yarmouth, Maine

Until Next Time!

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Terry Funk's 1994 WCW Run

On August 23, 2023 the wrestling world lost a true legend in Terry Funk at only 79 years old. I had met Terry in 2003 in Danbury, Connecticut at and independent show called Xobuko.  I think they only ran a couple shows.  Mr. Funk was one of the nicest and kindest wrestlers I have ever met, he was so warm and welcoming.  Maybe it was the soft voice or the kindness in his eyes but he was just awesome!  My picture with Terry Funk is one of my all time favorites. 

I've listened to a couple tribute podcasts about his life including the Something to Wrestle episode with Brice Prichard and Conrad Thompson with one of Conrad's thorough breakdown of Funk's career.  One aspect they didn't discuss that I got curious about was his WCW run in 1994.

I remember back in the day watching WCW Slamboree 1994 a Legends Reunion, May 22, 1994 at the Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  That night Terry Funk battled Tully Blanchard to a double DQ.  I have always been a huge Tully Blanchard fan and it was so cool to see him wrestle again after not seeing him since he left WWF.

I know it was a one off for Blanchard and I don't recall seeing Funk in WCW after that match but his ECW run during that time is very vivid to me.  In a Tully Blanchard interview he did years after this event he mentioned that Funk had been signed by WCW that night I didn't think much about it then, but after his death for some reason the one of the first things that popped in my mind was this mysterious 1994 WCW run.

Ultimately it lasted only 5 months, and in that time he competed in 23 matches and was a member of the Stud Stable with Bunkhouse Buck, Arn Anderson, & Col. Robert Parker.

May 15, 1994 Orlando, Florida

WCW Worldwide Aired August 6, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated David Walby & Kenny Kendall

May 17, 1994 Orlando, Florida

WCW Worldwide Aired August 20, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Erik Watts & Mike Houston

May 22, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

WCW Slamboree 1994: A Legends Reunion

Terry Funk battled Tully Blanchard to a Double DQ

July 2, 199 Atlanta, Georgia

WCW Saturday Night Aired July 16, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Barry Houston & Todd Morton

July 15, 1994 Albuquerque, New Mexico

WCW Pro Aired July 16, 1994

Brian Pillman defeated Terry Funk by DQ

July 17, 1994 Orlando, Florida

WCW Bash at the Beach

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Arn Anderson & Dustin Rhodes

July 19, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia

WCW Saturday Night Aired July 30, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Joey Maggs & Todd Morton

July 30, 1994 Jacksonville, Florida

Sting defeated Terry Funk

August 1, 1994 St. Lucie, Florida

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack

August 4, 1994 Orlando, Florida

WCW Worldwide Aired September 17, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck, Terry Funk, Col. Robert Parker, & Arn Anderson defeated Barry Houston, Brian Armstrong, Steve Collins, & Terry Taylor

August 10, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia

WCW Saturday Night Aired August 20, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck, Arn Anderson & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker  defeated The Armstrong's: Brad, Brian, & Scott

WCW Saturday Night Aired August 27, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Joey Maggs & Todd Morton

August 16, 1994 Gainesville, Georgia

WCW Pro Aired September 17, 1994

Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker 

WCW Pro Aired September 25, 1994

Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, & Sting The Stud Stable: Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker 

August 18, 1994 Houston, Texas

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Chavo & Mando Guerrero

August 19, 1994 Beaumont, Texas

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Chavo & Mando Guerrero

August 21, 1994 Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Chavo & Mando Guerrero

August 24, 1994 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Clash of the Champions XXVIII

Dusty & Dustin Rhodes defeated The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker by DQ

September 18, 1994 Roanoke, Virginia

Fall Brawl 1994

War Games: Dusty & Dustin Rhodes and The Nasty Boys: Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags defeated The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck, Terry Funk, Col. Robert Parker, & Arn Anderson

September 28, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia

WCW Saturday Night Aired October 8, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Joey Maggs & Larry Santo

October 4, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia

WCW Saturday Night Aired October 22, 1994

The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker defeated Alex Davis & Pez Whatley

October 16, 1994 Anaheim, California

Dustin Rhodes and The Nasty Boys: Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs defeated The Stud Stable: Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker

October 23, 1994 Detroit, Michigan

Halloween Havoc

The Nasty Boys: Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs defeated The Stud Stable: Bunkhouse Buck & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker

October 28, 1994 Tampa, Florida

Dusty & Dustin Rhodes defeated The Stud Stable: Arn Anderson & Terry Funk with Col. Robert Parker

The man was on TV, wrestled at a Clash and two other PPV's and I have no memory of it.  He wrestled on the Hulk Hogan Bash at the Beach debut show and still, nothing!  Funk's time in WCW does not fit in my brain with the dawn of the Hulk Hogan era of WCW.

You know what I do remember during this same time period, his no rope barbed wire match teaming with Dory against The Public Enemy at ECS Heat Wave 1994, his match with Cactus Jack at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 and other ECW matches.  

Arn and Terry were in a stable together!?!?!

Thank you for reading, please leave a comment, check out my other posts, and if you want like my blogs Facebook page.  You can also head over to Amazon and pick up a copy of my new book Limitless Wrestling: The First Five Years, or any of my other books as well.  

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