When I first started to do these recaps for SCU, I did it to share my thoughts & opinions on attended shows. Back then, I was attending alot of shows, ranging from small shows like Battleground Pro, to PWG. As time went on, the number of shows I was attending dwindled, as the scene was […]
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Chaos Column View: The 2017 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Female 50
A storm always comes when PWI publishes their annual “PWI 500”, which lists their top 500 male wrestlers from around the world. It was hardly any different when they started to publish their annual “Female 50” in the issue following their “500”. However, this year’s edition, which is now out digitally, is much different from […]
Chaos Column Recap of Santino Bros “Heavy is the Crown”
Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy Showcase “Heavy is the Crown” 9/22/17, The Elks Lodge of Downey The decision to hold such a big event at The Elks Lodge in Downey was a great idea for the Santino Bros. brass. Not only did they fill the hall to capacity, but some fans were able to go to […]
Chaos Column Recap of SoCal Pro’s Super Clash
SoCal Pro “Super Clash 2017” 9/16, Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside The last time I was in Oceanside for SCP, it was for their 9-Year Anniversary Card. Although I haven’t been to any other SCP event before “Super Clash” Last Saturday, I still kept an eye on what was going on at the promotion. […]
Chaos Column Recap – 8/5/17 Sabotage Wrestling “Something’s Got to Give”
Any doubts on how well an entire card full of inter-gender wrestling matches could sell was silenced (at least for now) with a large crowd on hand at the Imperial Beach Sports Complex. The “Sabotage Idol” pre-show festivities saw Thunder Rosa sing to a Mexican (or other Latin) song, & Lucius showed his in-ring skill […]
Chaos Column View – Summer 2017 not a peak season for wrestling?
Hello, SCU Readers. Before I get on the topic at hand, I want to tip my hat off to Suede Thompson for winning the Maverick Pro Heavyweight title, Fidel Bravo for ending the 2nd longest EWF title run to leave Covina with the EWF Heavyweight title, & Mayu Iwatani for finally winning the 1 title […]
Chaos Column Recap: AWS Women’s Tournament #5
5/27/17 AWS Women’s Tournament #5 American Legion Post #335, South Gate Big names in the independent women’s wrestling scene, combined with the fans’ favorite regional talents, helped fill the hall to capacity. If you haven’t been to an AWS show lately, then you should consider going to one later this summer, as it’s rare to […]
Chaos Column Recap of the EWF 21st Anniversary Show
EWF 21st Anniversary Show (5/5/17) Knights of Columbus Hall, Covina Despite Cinco De Mayo festivities, and WWE bringing another weekend of NXT house shows to So Cal, the EWF still drew a large crowd for their anniversary show. Perhaps the big surprise at the start, was the return of Ben Tomas to handle the ring […]
Chaos Column Notes from NXT San Diego
* Very good attendance for a NXT house show, despite the more wintry-like conditions that made for driving in both wet & dry conditions. * Being used to seeing a WWE Merchandise truck at live events, I didn’t realize until intermission that the merch stand was on the south end of the arena. There was […]
Chaos Column Recap: 4/29 AWS/QPW Joint Show
4/29/17 AWS/QPW Joint Show #2 American Legion Post #335, South Gate Another large crowd was on hand for the 10-match, 4-hour show, and it wasn’t easy to stay alert through the last quarter of the card, given that I spent most of the afternoon at TitanCon, over at Cal State Fullerton. 1 – Women’s Rumble […]
Chaos Column Recap of Sabotage 2: “Hey Ladies”
2/18/17 Sabotage 2: “Hey Ladies” at the UEW Arena Familiar names in the field of 16 for the Women’s Title Tournament helped draw a capacity crowd to the UEW Arena. In a pre-show showcase of talent, Kaitlin Diemond did a parody of “Delilah”, aimed at Delilah Doom. Delilah herself “led a short aerobics class” with […]
Chaos Column Recap of the 2/19 WWE Long Beach (Raw Brand) House Show
2/19 WWE Raw House Show at the Long Beach Arena (WWE’s first trip to the arena) After taking nearly 200 photos earlier in the day at the nearby Long Beach Comic Expo, I’d thought I’d be able to bring my camera to the WWE live event. However, the very strict security staff on hand said […]
Chaos Column View: The Long Beach Comic Expo Weekend
So much like last year, I’m approaching the 2017 Long Beach Comic Expo…..under the weather. It doesn’t help that this particular winter flu bug has spread to co-workers at my dayjob, as well as members of my family. But if you have read my recent social media posts, I will not let that, or the […]
Chaos Column Recap of The RISE / AWS Weekend
The RISE / AWS Weekend Shows American Legion Post #335, South Gate RISE 2: “Ascent” (1/27/17) As Steve mentioned, there were about 150-200 people that came to this all-women’s show. Although I had hoped more people would be drawn by the relatively cheap ticket prices and the appearances made by some of the […]