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…
Opinion
Thoughts on RISE 2 ASCENT
With AWS later tonight, here are some quick thoughts on RISE 2 ASCENT from January 27th. This was their debut in Southern California and their second show overall. I haven’t…
Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Episode 294 Review
Steve and Andrew return with a review of Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Episode 294, featuring the much talked about match between Tyler Bateman and B-Boy.
Chaos Column Recap of PCW Fantasm on January 20th, 2017
1/20/17 PCW “Fantasm” (1-Year Anniversary Show) at the ILWU Memorial Hall, Wilmington Neither heavy rain, a stiff, cold wind, nor the boo-birds from those that were protesting against the start…
Steve’s View #146 – How I Voted On The Year End Awards
At this point all the webpolls for the Southern California year end awards should be closed, and hopefully all the ballots are in (this column was actually written on January…
Championship Wrestling From Hollywood: Episode 293 Review
After last week’s good episode of Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, I was interested in seeing how they follow that up. Are they gonna have something good? Or will be revert…
SoCal Pro January 14th, 2017 – review
SoCal Pro returned to the Oceanside Boys and Girls club for “New Year’s Retribution” on January 14, 2017. As I arrived the first thing I noticed was the crowd was…
A quick look at Absolute Championship Berkut 51
On Friday night, January 13th, 201, the Russian-based MMA organization Absolute Championship Berkut made their American debut at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA. The event was streamed live…
Chaos Column View: “Are We Living in an Age of the Wrestling Villains?”
“All I see in this ring [himself, Rik Luxury, Judah Matthew, & The Ballard Bros.], ARE WINNERS! All I see outside this ring, ARE LOSERS!” — NWA Vendetta Pro Commissioner…
Tales from the Vault – January 2017
This month we take a look back at PCW’s debut, the end of a San Diego mainstay, the start of San Diego’s longest running promotion, and highs and lows from…
Championship Wrestling From Hollywood Episode 292 Review
Just when you thought it was safe to read Championship Wrestling From Hollywood reviews on SCU, I pop back up like a bad cold sore. On this episode we have…
PWG Battle Of Los Angeles Stage 3 (Part 2) DVD/Blu Ray Review
The last part of the 2016 Battle of Los Angeles review, featuring the semi-finals and finals of the tournament. No long intro. Let’s get straight to the review. Click here…
Razerpops Wrap Up
What a difference a year makes! March 24, 2016 I wrote a quick column for SCU that included a short response to Chopstix’s writing on the state of women’s wrestling…
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…