Roy's Review: Top 10 Shows of 2015 I Attended

Well the final show count for 2015 is 51. Here is the list of my top 10 shows for 2015.
Honorable Mentions:

World Women's Wrestling
Beverly, Massachusetts
November 22, 2015
Cove Community Center
My first all women's show. There was some really good talent that I had never seen before. But there was also some not so good talent too. Davienne vs. Ariel was an awesome match, by far the match of the night.
Notable Matches: Davienne vs. Ariel

WWE
Lewiston, Maine
December 12, 2015
Anderscoggin Bank Colisee
One of the best WWE House Shows in Maine in a long time.
Notable Matches: The New Day vs. The Lucha Dragons vs. The Usos for the Tag Team Titles … Charlotte and Becky Lynch vs. Naomi and Sasha Banks
I was at this show and I also really like Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger

IWE at Bangor Comic Con
April 25, 2015
Bangor, Maine
Cross Insurance Center Ballroom
It seems that the talent turned it up for this one. The crowd was huge and into the show the entire night. Ace vs. Mack was awesome. Also Tomahawk got the best Kenny Roberts match ever.
Notable Matches: Tomahawk vs. Kenny Roberts … Ace Romero vs. Tommy Mack for IWE Title

#10
Limitless Wrestling Stage One
September 12, 2015
Brewer, Maine
Cityside Restaurant
Good show and big breath of fresh air in the state of Maine. Good action the entire night. O'Neil vs. Lee was crazy. The best show in about 6 months in Maine and the best show I have ever seen at Cityside Restaurant.
Notable Matches: Alexander Lee vs. Chuck O'Neil … Ace Romero vs. Alex Mason

#9
Chaotic Wrestling Presents Pandemonium
Woburn, Massachusetts
December 11, 2015
Woburn Elks #908
My first time going to a Chaotic show and I was very impressed. The main event was great. It was filled with talent and it was a cool concept.
Notable Matches: Scotty Slade vs. Anthony Greene … Mark Shurman vs. Elias Markopoulous vs. Warbeard Hanson vs. Donovan Dijak vs. Brian Milonas vs. Brian Fury vs. Brick Mastone in a Pandemonium Match

#8
Beyond Wrestling Presents Powder Keg
September 26, 2015
Somerville, Massachusetts
National Guard Armory
This was a good show, I just expected more from it considering the talent on the card.
Notable Matches: Donovan Dijak vs. Andrew Everett … Death by Elbow vs. The Kingdom … Ricochet vs. Shynron

#7
Limitless Wrestling
November 14, 2015
Orono, Maine
American Legion Post #84
Great show. Another great performance from Alex Mason. I was very surprised by the Women's match and Ace and Wild put on a very hard hitting main event. This was the best show in Maine for 2015.
Notable Matches: Jeremy Leary vs. Shane Marvel in a No DQ Match … Tim Donst vs. Alex Mason … Sonya Strong vs. Maximum Mecca … Ace Romero vs. Scott Wild
I agree I can't say enough good about this show, best show in Maine since the 2012 Robbie Ellis Tournament.

#6
Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon Show #1
March 6, 2015
Abington, Massachusetts
Emerald Hall
Great show. Got to see some great new talent. The main event was excellent just a really good match with a ton of talent.
Notable Matches: Alexxis Neveah vs. Tessa Blanchard … Alex Chamberlain vs. Julian Starr … The Addiction vs. The Kingdom vs. The Spirit Squad vs. Team Friendship vs. Biff and Ted's Excellent Podcast Adventure in a Gautlet Match
Show #2 featuring Biff Busick vs. Mike Mondo was the best pure wrestling match of the weekend
 
#5
WWE TLC
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2015
TD Bank Garden
A solid PPV by WWE. The tag team ladder match was insane and the main event was very good. There were some stinkers but the good vastly out weighted the bad.
Notable Matches: New Day vs. Lucha Dragons vs. The Usos in a Ladder Match for the Tag Team Titles … Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns in a TLC Match for the WWE Championship

#4
Beyond Wrestling Presents Americanrana 2015
July 26, 2015
Providence, Rhode Island
Fete Music
This was a great show but not the best overall Americanrana in its 3 year history. Donovan Dijak vs. Brian Fury should be a match of the year candidate. It was incredible. Tremont vs. Stockade was very violent and the Atomicos match was a crazy brawl
Notable Matches: Matt Tremont vs. Stockade in a Casket Match … Donovan Dijak vs. Brian Fury … Team Pazuzo vs. Da Hit Squad, Nick Gage, Shynron and Eddie Kingston in an Atomicos Match … Death by Elbow vs. The Young Bucks

#3
NECW 2015 Iron 8 Championship
May 9, 2015
Beverly, Massachusetts
Cove Community Center
This show was awesome. Just great wrestling all night. The Iron 8 Finals was a crazy battle that saw Mike McCarthy prove just how good he really is.
Notable Matches: Mike McCarthy vs. Anthony Greene … Slyck Wagner Brown vs. Brad Hollister for NECW Championship … Mike McCarthy vs. Brandon Thurston vs. Chris Escobar vs. Genesis in the Iron 8 Finals

#2
XWA Rumble
January 17, 2015
Warwick, Rhode Island
West Warwick Civic Center
I'm a huge mark for Royal Rumble styles matches and this was the best one of have seen live. The undercard match between Biff Busick and Trevor Lee was oustanding.
Notable Matches: Biff Busick vs. Trevor Lee … The XWA Rumble Featuring: Biff Busick, Trevor Lee, Brian Fury, Carlito, Snitsky, Donovan Dijak, Warbeard Hanson, David Starr, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett and Team Tremendous

#1
Beyond Wrestling Presents Greatest Rivals Round Robin
September 26, 2015
Providence, Rhode Island
Fete Music
This is the best wrestling show I have ever seen. The atmosphere was indescribable. This show needs to be seen by anyone who loves wrestling. Eddie Edwards vs. Drew Gulak was probably the best wrestling match of the night but the main event of Eddie Edwards vs. Biff Busick was just incredible. The atmosphere for this match made it the best of the night.
Notable Matches: Brian Fury vs. AR Fox … Eddie Edwards vs. Drew Gulak … Ricochet vs. JT Dunn … Biff Busick vs. Eddie Edwards

Roy

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Seven Levels of Hate

This outstanding documentary by Adam Pearce focuses on the feud between himself and Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana over the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and gives us a look behind the scenes at a turbulent time for the National Wrestling Alliance.

As with all my DVD reviews I’m not going to give away all the fine details for I fully believe you need to watch it for yourself, but I will summarize the highlights.

The documentary features extensive sit down interviews with “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce, Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana, and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood promoter David Marquez.  It also features from comments from:

Robert Trobich – former NWA executive

Bill Behrens – former NWA executive

Fred Rubenstein – former NWA executive

Stu Stone – Manager The Family Stone, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

Rick Knox – referee, CWH, PWG, and more

Angelo Trinidad – Ring Announcer CWH

Sheldon Goldberg – Promoter New England Championship Wrestling

Mick Karch & Ed Hellier – Promoters for Steel Domain Wrestling

Chris Couch – Promoter Metro Pro Wrestling

Jeff Manning – Promoter West Coast Wrestling Connection

Ben Gilbert – Promoter Warzone Wrestling, Australia

Jay Cal – www.alliance-wrestling.com

Dan Murphy – writer Pro Wrestling Illustrated

And others

In the beginning we learn that Colt Cabana and Adam Pearce grew up 17 miles away from each other near Chicago and have known of each other since their high school years.  Later they trained together at Steel  Domain and their careers crisscrossed each other since then.

Their feud began in the summer of 2010 at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and culminated on March 6, 2011 with Colt Cabana winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and a fantastic match up. 

Then in a regrettable move, the NWA had Cabana lose the belt cold to The Sheik.  Pearce, Cabana, and other discuss why this happened and why they thought it was a mistake.   I’ve read online that some feel the Sheik bought his title reign then forgot that wrestling was a work and then didn’t want to lose it.  Ultimately the NWA stripped the Sheik of the championship and wanted to put the title back on Adam Pearce and essentially have Cabana and Pearce do their feud again. 

Pearce only agreed if Cabana was to get the title for a year as he felt Cabana was the man who was perfect to carry the company based on his following and fan base.  Initially Cabana was hesitant to agree to this because of what happened previously, but in the end he agreed. 

Their feud began anew this time with then teaming together for a time before Pearce turned on Cabana which led to their match on April 8, 2012 in Glendale, CA at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood where Cabana recaptured the NWA World Championship in another fantastic match. 

The rematch became the best of seven series entitled “7 Levels of Hate” with Adam Pearce vowing that he would leave the NWA forever if he didn’t best Cabana in the series.

As a wrestling fan when I first heard about this I was so excited.  This series between two of the best wrestlers in wrestling today for the coveted NWA World Heavyweight Championship was going to be nothing short of awesome, and it truly was!

Stage 1 May 13, 2012 First Blood Match, NWA Wrestling From Hollywood, Glendale, CA

                Winner: Colt Cabana

Stage 2 June 8, 2012 Boston Street Fight, New England Championship Wrestling, Bridgewater, MA

                Winner: Colt Cabana

Stage 3 July 7, 2012 I Quit Match, Steel Domain Wrestling, Hopkins, MN

                Winner Colt Cabana

Stage 4 July 21, 2012 Best 2 out of 3 Falls Match, Metro Pro Wrestling, Kansas City, KS

                Winner: Adam Pearce – NEW CHAMPION

Stage 5 August 18, 2012 Dog Collar Match, NECW Bridgewater, MA

                Winner: Adam Pearce

Stage 6 September 30, 2012 Texas Death Match, West Coast Wrestling Connection, Salem, OR

                Winner: Adam Pearce

Stage 7 October 27, 2012 Steel Cage Match, NWA Warzone Wrestling, Berwick, Victoria, Australia

                Winner: Colt Cabana

Stage 6 was set to take place on August 4, 2012 at NWA Legends Fan Fest in Charlotte, North Carolina and needed to be changed.  Stage 7 was to conclude at NWA Wrestling From Hollywood in Glendale, CA however the NWA had other things in mind.

Behinds to scenes in the NWA at this time it was quite turbulent.  In January of 2012 R. Bruce Tharpe filed a lawsuit against Rob Trobich and Pro Wrestling Organization LLC siting an insurance fraud claim.  For more details check out Mike Johnson’s article at PWInsider.

 During the series the lawsuit was settled with Tharpe gaining ownership of the NWA and all its entities.  They also switched the National Wrestling Alliance from having shareholding members to a promoters paying licensing fees to use the NWA name.

You’ll hear about how the new regime of the NWA did not want Colt Cabana to represent them as Champion, how they didn’t want to final match to take place at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood, how they tried to get Pearce to drop the title before the final match, and ultimately why the NWA announced that they would not be sanctioning the title match in the final stage of the “7 Levels of Hate.”  Witness the post-match fallout as Cabana and Pearce renounce the NWA leaving the belt in the ring as both men walk out.  It’s truly an amazing turn of events.

This is one of the finest wrestling documentaries I have ever watched and anyone who is a fan of not on the NWA but wrestling in general needs to watch it. 

This two disc set features the over 2 hour documentary, all 7 matches, the historic series aftermath, and backstage interviews and extras.  It is completely sold out on the official website www.sevenlevelsofhate.com. 

I also cannot find it on the internet anywhere.  So if you locate this DVD don’t hesitate to buy it as you will not regret it!