Random Wrestling: Zack Sabre Jr.

 I’ve always taken a liking to the British style mat wrestling and those who have traveled over to the States demonstrating that style.  For me it started with William Regal and grew to include Fit Finlay, Dave Taylor, Doug Williams, and now Zack Sabre Jr.   Honestly he is one of my favorites to watch right now and he has had some unbelievable matches in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.  All of these matches I watched on You Tube and I have also included some PWG highlight clips….Enjoy.

Revolution Pro Wrestling

Taped at Summer Sizzler June 15, 2014 Bethnal Green, London

Posted April 28, 2015

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

The match starts at the roughly the 12 minute mark as this is the entire episode and not just the match.  The first 12 minutes features a decent build towards the Summer Sizzler 2015 and a nice video package for High Stakes 2014.

This match is significant not just because of the men involved but because they were both current champions.   Sabre was 1/2 of the Pro Wrestling NOAH Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and Nakamura was in his 3^rd reign as the New Japan IWGP Intercontinental Champion. 

Action starts in the ring with both men exchanging some solid mat wrestling.  Sabre gets the better of Nakamura who takes it to the floor gaining the upper hand with some brawling tossing Sabre into the stands.  Once back in the ring it stayed there with both men showing why they are two of the best wrestlers in the world today.

It won't let me link to match above as I did Evolve below, here's the link: Zack Sabre Jr. vs Shinsuke Nakamura

 

Evolve 7

Taped April 19, 2011 Manhattan, NY

Posted December 25, 2015

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Sami Callihan

Sami Callihan just spent the past couple years floundering in NXT as Solomon Crowe before asking for and getting his release in November 2015.  He has quickly returned to the independent scene winning the 2CW Championship just 5 days after his release.

Sami Callihan was featured in an excellent documentary by Kenny Johnson called “They Came For Stiff” so as you can imagine these two brought “the stiff” kicking and clubbing the tar out of each other.  Not only that but it featured some great mat wrestling, false finishes and pin reversals that had me going.  Great, great match, worth checking out

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Taped April 29, 2012 Japan

Posted July 18, 2012

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

I don’t know who Kanemaru is, but this match Sabre is excellent.  It is a great back and forth match showing the skills of both competitors.   It’s solid.

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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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Kenny Johnson Wrestling Documentaries

A couple days prior to the Limitless Wrestling Killin’ & Thrillin’ show on November 14, 2015 promoter Randy Carver shared a You Tube video that was a documentary about Tim Donst who was appearing at the Limitless event.

The documentary is entitled “Wrestle Donst Wrestle” and is about Tim Donst’s battle with cancer and his realization that he may never wrestle again.  It was excellent!  The documentary was done by Kenny Johnson and is posted on his YouTube channel.  In the About section he describes himself as;

"I'm an aspiring documentary filmmaker living in Columbia, MD.

I make short and long documentaries, and all kinds of videos about people I meet along the way.

I also love Professional Wrestling."

In total he has 13 documentaries ranging from 8 to over 30 minutes in length.  I’ve watched them all and They are truly fantastic!  He has features on Johnny Gargano, Sami Callihan, Kimber Lee, Tim Donst, Ethan Page, The Handicapped Heroes, Greg Excellent, Adam Cole, Veda Scott, Timothy Thatcher, Intergender Wrestling,  and his newest is on Johnny Gargano and Candice LaRae: A Wrestling Couple.

Most of his footage appears to be shot at AIW, CZW, and GBW shows.  I don’t know much about filmmaking, but I know what looks good and what looks like garbage.  These are so well done.  Sound and video quality are superior, no matter the content if it looks and sounds bad it’s tough to watch.  His editing style how he mixes the subjects narrative with the footage and the background music is wonderful.  I truly am looking forward to what he puts out in the future.

He also has lost of other non-wrestling and short subject documentaries that a worth checking out as well. 

Here's a link to his page: Kenny Johnson Videos

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