Despite Another Withdrawal, UFC 227 is Still Worth Watching
Hot off the press: we have news that Alex Gustafsson has pulled out of UFC 227. In the latest in a slew of UFC withdrawals over the years, what makes…
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Outside of SoCal: Stardom – July 16, 2018 – Tokyo, Japan
Last December, at the RISE event in South Gate, it was announced that six wrestlers from RISE would be competing in the Japanese promotion Stardom this summer. I had been…
Top Ten Venues in SoCal History – #4 Hollywood Legion Stadium
Located at 1628 El Centro Avenue, the Hollywood Legion Stadium saw a who’s-who of the biggest stars of its day come through its doors, both in and out of the…
Looking back at SCCW’s SoCal Supercard from January 15th, 2005
Taking a look at SCCW’s SoCal Supercard featuring Super Dragon vs. Chris Bosh, Scorpio Sky, Human Tornado, Davey Richards, Kenny King, El Generico, and more. Plus a look at what…
Real Talk 26: Talkin’ ’bout real fightin’ Vol. 2 – Summer 2018 SoCal MMA Events
Today is the first day of summer. In this column, I’m going to take a look at some events coming up this summer in SoCal. No, I’m not talking about…
Mae Young’s Los Angeles Wrestling School
Johnnie Mae Young, better known as simply Mae Young, is considered one of the pioneers of women’s wrestling in the United States. Born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, she began her…
Looking Back at the First Time Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan Faced Each Other
On tonight’s WWE Smackdown Live, Daniel Bryan defeated Jeff hardy in their first singles match in a WWE ring, earning a match on next week’s show against Samoa Joe in…
Unbreakable Southern California Pro-Wrestling Records
When Brody King was named April’s Southern California Wrestler of the Month, which was his third straight month with the honor, I went to check through the rankings history to…
Jay Cal’s View #176 WRESTLE FAIR!!!
I would say the Inland Empire, is the area that is the most under-served with respect to professional wrestling. Sure the WWE occasionally runs at Citizens Business Bank Arena, in…
The Roman Gladiator Death Match
On May 4, 2018, Fidel Bravo will be defending the EWF Heavyweight title against “Uptown” Andy Brown in a Roman Gladiator Death Match. The Roman Gladiator Death Match was one…
Real Talk 25: Money Doesn’t Change Everything
In this edition of Real Talk, I ramble about hypothetical WrestleMania in SoCal stuff, I think the scene is stale, and I talk about Maverick Pro’s new spending strategy. Plus…
Looking back at LFA 36: Simon vs. Zani
The Legacy Fighting Alliance and AXS TV Fights made their way to Cabazon, CA (the home of giant roadside dinosaurs from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure) on Friday for LFA 36 –…
Jay Cal’s View #175
Citizen Business Bank Arena Steve has recently been compiling the Top Ten Wrestling Venues in Southern California. And I have a late addition I’d like to suggest, however I feel…
Real Talk 24: Secret Trades
Talking about the SoCal 4 Way coming up in PWG and what it could mean for SoCal. Plus I rant about promoters not investing in video production and share a…