Articles by Justin Crast

PWG review – August 6th, 2005

We arrived during the Perkins-Kidd match. My group made the abysmal mistake of sitting in the first open seats we could find, right next to one of the scorching spot…


PCW Review – April 27th, 2003

Arrived at around 6:15. There was about 15 fans there. By the time the show started, I’d peg attendence at around 50. A very disappointing turn out for the first…


UPW Review (A Bullshit Establishment)

The title is a reminder for anyone with long memories in pro-wrestling (something rare, I am told). The Galaxy Theater has long been one of my least favorite venues although…


SoCal Wrestling School Guide

UPW UPW’s school is based out of El Segundo and has been running since 1998. Rick Bassman is the owner of UPW while Tom Howard is classified as the head…


Redshift

The Epic Disaster Although I drove (or Steve drove me more accurately) almost all the way to the LA Entertainment Center for the phantom show, I do not find myself…



UPW “Goldrush” – May 8th, 2002

Solid show. Nothing spectacular although there was some good wrestling. Also some humorous moments. Scrub interviewed Lucky at the show. I heard most of it on tape. Senior Scrub was…


SoCal Legend Freddie Blassie

SoCal Legend: Freddie Blassie by Justin Crast “My God, my eyes!” Those were the words emitted from Freddie Blassie’s mouth on May 8th, 1971. Blassie had just been voted Wrestler…


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…


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…