2016 in Review with B-Boy
Recently I had a chance to speak with B-Boy at the Battle U Wrestling School and take a look back at 2016. In our talk we discussed not only B-Boy’s…
Articles by Steve Bryant
New Japan Pro Wrestling Announces G1 Special in Long Beach on July 1st and 2nd
New Japan Pro Wrestling confirmed during Wrestle Kingdom 11 earlier today that they will be running two shows in Southern California on July 1st and July 2nd. The announcement was…
2016 Southern California Wrestler of the Year nominations announced
At this time we would like to announce the nominations for the 2016 Southern California Wrestler of the Year. This award, largely seen as the MVP award for wrestling in…
Nominations for the 2016 Southern California Rookie of the Year announced
We would like to announce the nominations for the 2016 Southern California Rookie of the Year. This award has been given annually since 1999, when B-Boy as the first winner,…
Happy 2017 from Vendetta Pro Wrestling
2016 was an interesting year for Vendetta Pro Wrestling. We had the invasion of an outside organization–consisting of Vendetta Pro originals–which threatened to destroy Vendetta Pro, yet in truth, actually…
Nominations for the 2016 Paul T. Award for Most Outstanding Wrestler announced
We would like to announce the nominees for the 2016 Paul T. Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Wrestler in Southern California. The Most Outstanding Wrestler award has been given out…
SoCal News & Notes 12/28/2016
In what is likely to be the last SoCal news and notes of 2016, we have a small update today featuring the latest from SoCal Pro, Baja Stars USA, PCW,…
Nominations for the 2016 Southern California Tag-Team of the Year announced
We would like to formally announce the nominations for the 2016 Southern California Tag-Team of the Year. This award has been given every year since 1999 and honors the tag-team…
Retro Review: ACW Wrestling’s Wildest Matches
I was cleaning out some stuff and came across an old DVD from ACW called Wrestling’s Wildest Matches. ACW stood for All-Star Championship Wrestling and they were a kind of…
MWF – 25 December 2016 – Quick Results
Graffiti Kid lost his hair when he and his teammates, The Punisher, La Furia, and Hades were defeated Kiss Jr., Kiss III, Seita, and Rayo de Plata at MWF’s December 25th…
Creation of the Southern California Women’s Wrestler of the Year Award Announced
A few months ago I wrote a column asking for input on if an award for a Southern California women’s wrestler of the year award should be created. Though it…
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood episode 291 review
This week Championship Wrestling from Hollywood aired their 291st episode. That ties them with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and Dragon Ball Z in total number of episodes….
APW volunteer Autumn White in critical condition after being struck by stray bullet
In what will go down as one of the most tragic stories of 2016 in the California wrestling scene, Autumn White, who is a volunteer with Northern California’s APW and…
SoCal Pro – 18 December 2016 – Quick Results
Anthony Idol and Dirty Doug defeated Mike Camden and Hunter Freeman in the main event of SoCal Pro’s December 18th show in Escondido. This event was the last show they will be holding at…
