Tales from the Vault – September 2016
This month we take a look back at what some thought was the end of AWS, the beginning of MEXPW, SoCal wrestlers in the PWI 500, and ARSION coming to…
Opinion
PWG Battle of Los Angeles night 2 – review
Battle of Los Angeles is PWG’s singles tournament that has been going on since 2005. It has fluctuated through the years from anywhere from a one night to a three…
Real Talk 11: A Brief Look At LA Wrestling History, the SoCal 51-75, and SC-UGH 25
In this edition of Real Talk, I talk a brief look at the history of professional wrestling in Los Angeles after seeing a quote in an article on LAWeekly.com. Also,…
Xtreme World Wrestling “Straight Outta Ultraviolence” Review
In May, Marvin Mercado, also known as Mr. California, was promoting a show advertising American deathmatch wrestling legend John Zandig that was supposed to take place in July. Eventually, things…
Real Talk 10: The (unofficial) SoCal 50
Every year, Pro Wrestling Illustrated releases their PWI 500, listing the 500 “best” in professional wrestlers in the world. The list always causes controversy, and always seem to rile up…
Steve’s View #138 – Mailbag
This is the return of the SCU mailbag. We haven’t done one of these in awhile; I think Adam Pearce did the last one, so today I’m just going to answer…
AWS “For the Fans” August 26, 2016 review
With AWS having not run in a year, there had been a void in the Southern California wrestling scene. For 14 years AWS had been putting together shows that featured…
Real Talk 9: Talkin’ ’bout real figh-in’ – SoCal Knockouts in 2016
I gotta be honest with you guys, writing so much about pro wrestling in Southern California is getting annoying to me. So instead, this column is just going to be…
[Recap] Chaos Column of AWS’s “For the Fans” on August 26, 2016
8/26/16 AWS “For The Fans” (14th Anniversary Show), American Legion Post #335, South Gate The return of the much-anticipated promotion, aided by the “Go Fund Me” page that was set…
SCWA “Resurexxion Rumble 2016” Review
After being away for 14 years, the SCWA made their promotional return on August 12th, 2016 at the Underground Auditorium in East Los Angeles, CA. Their return event, entitled the…
Championship Wrestling From Hollywood “The Red Carpet Rumble” Review
I’m back with more reviews of Championship Wrestling From Hollywood episodes. This time I take a look at their “Red Carpet Rumble” special, which was broken up into three episodes….
[Recap] Chaos Column of PCW’s “Title Wave” on August 20, 2016
8/20/16 PCW “Title Wave” at the Oak Street Gym, Torrance Big names on the card helped draw a near-capacity crowd of a few hundred people to the show. Given that…
[Recap] Hope Indy Pro on August 21st 2016
Hope Indy Pro Wrestling August 21st 2016 Baldwin Park, Ca Your’s truly was the ring announcer for the evening. The Study Buddies (Chaz Herrera and Darwin Finch) would come to…
[Recap] AOW Live on August 20th 2016
Alpha Omega Wrestling AOW Live Elks Lodge August 20th 2016 Twenty-nine Palms, Ca Good evening So Cal, Mike here as I’m about to run down the AOW Live event from…