XPW returned to the Grand Olympic Auditorium on July 7th for Rapture. Once again my expectations were not very high for the show. In the 3 shows previous to this one XPW has delivered one good show, one awful show, and one show I consider average. And the announced card for Rapture didn’t really have […]
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MPW’s It’s Our Time
Bernard Milken Center West Hills, CA Attendance around 150 There was a lot of hype and expectations for this show. Too much in fact. The show was solid, but no show could live up to the expectations that MPW established after its killer debut show. Pro-wrestling politics didn’t help matters either. The show opened up […]
XPW Scene of The Crime Review
When I went to the Grand Olympic my expectations for XPW on this night were not very high. The last show had been good enough to get XPW ranked number one for the month of March, yet still my expectations were not up there. Why? I realized that XPW’s plans had to be changed in […]
Destino Final – Tijuana Review
The local promotion in Tijuana presented their biggest super card in recent memory on April 6th, 2001. Entitled “Destino Final”, it was headlined by Hijo del Santo vs Nicho El Millionario in a mask vs hair match. On March 16th in a match pitting Santo and Rey Misterio Jr. vs Nicho and Sabu, Nicho scored […]
XPW “Baptised In Blood: King of the Death Match Tournament”
In July of 1999, a new renegade promotion was born: Xtreme Pro Wrestling. Throughout late 1999, XPW would release 3 videos, this being their third. They would tour Southern California with shows, resembling that of ECW. XPW was determined to put on a show that was more hardcore than the rest. XPW was determined to […]
3-16-01 Tijuana!
The card, in general, was real fun. The opener was pure stink hideousness and Sabu’s match was putrid in its garbageness, but everything else was good stuff. The second match trios match had a pretty intense performance by Zumbido and a hilarious comedic show by Diablo. The trios match with the Misterios was *hilarious* due […]