Michinoku Pro 'Luchamania' Review

Michinoku Pro 'Luchamania'
Time for some lucharesu, i have no idea what the card is so we'll just have to find out how good a show this is by watching it.

- Shiryu vs Monkey Magic
This could be interesting, This was an ok way to open the show..decent stuff Monkey was kind of a Spot Monkey (ba da bump)but either than that and the fact it was clipped to bits it was fine.

- Super Delfin (c) vs Sato (UWA Welterweight Title)
Sato is Dick Togo, this should be a good match, this was an alright match. The structure of it was kind of confusing but it had it good moments and it's boring moments, Togo working on Delfin's leg bringing some psychology to the match was pretty good but ignored eventually then the match just kind of dragged on and on with near falls until with the help from his buddies MEN's Teioh & Shiryu, Dick Togo got the win with a powerslam.
** 1/2

- Super Delfin & Gran Naniwa vs Hanzo Nakajima & Shiryu
This looks to be a good one, this looked fun but it was clipped to bits so no rating.

- Great Sasuke vs Some white guy
I don't know who the fuck the white guy is but he was pretty good, bringing in some psychology in the match working on Sasuke's arm, Sasuke just did his usual stuff and the match ended when Sasuke caught "White guy" with a flying cross body.
* 3/4

- Shiryu, Sato & Great Sasuke vs Gran Naniwa, Super Delfin & TAKA Michinoku
This should be a fucking kick ass match. This match was clipped to shreds so no rating but it looked like one hell of a match with lot's of crazy spots.

- MEN's Teioh & Shiryu vs ??? & Masato Yakushiji
I take back what i said, that isn't Naohiro Hoshikawa. This match was pretty boring, Kai En Tai just beat the shit out of the shooter guy until they finally finish him with a sleeper hold, not good.
*

- Great Sasuke & Naohiro Hoshikawa vs Gran Naniwa & TAKA Michinoku
Before the match starts Satoru Sayama presents Sasuke with some flowers, maybe looking for a date? With that crappy joke on hand this match looks like it could be pretty kick ass but we are clipped ten minutes into the match...damn it. This looked to be one hell of a match, it's such a shame this one was clipped, Team Naniwa & Michinoku dominated Hoshikawa until he made the hot tag then all hell broke loose and it became a heated back and forth tag team match with lots of near falls, great stuff.

- Super Delfin vs ??? (UWA Welterweight Title)
Man i'm getting pissed, this is the 3rd match where i have no idea who this guy is apparently he is from mexico and his name is something like perrito i can't really make it out. This match was boring, Frogboy (as i have so affectionately named him) just kicked the crap out of Delfin then Delfin made a small comeback and finally won with a German Suplex into a roll up for the win.
1/2*

- Hanzo Nakajima vs White guy w/ Mullet
Arghhh, i think this guy's name is Dr. Ian but that doesn't make any sense anyway he looks like a shrimpy version of Tatanka and apparently some old Winged Gold WWF World Heavyweight Title Replica is on the line. This match bored the crap out of me and it had the worst pinfall in history as the finish.
*

- Super Delfin (c) vs TAKA Michinoku (UWA Welterweight Title)
Now this should be tight, i'm not Delfin's biggest fan but TAKA is the shit so let's see how this one goes. This was a good match, they started out with some nice chain wrestling then TAKA dominated most of the match working on Delfin's arm while Delfin got in a couple of moves, eventually after TAKA hit Delfin with everything he got, Delfin makes a comeback with a Rana for the win, good but not a great match.
** 3/4

Overall this was an alright tape but no recommended as it's very rare and nothing here is worth getting out of your way to see it.

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

I'm assuming this is already Extreme Championship Wrestling since the event is Hardcore Heaven, should be interesting watching something from ECW in 1994 but i'm not really expecting a great show seeing as how ECW didn't really start really breaking grounds until 1996.

- Hack Myers vs Rock'n Rebel
This should be the shits. Boring match, short thankfully but nothing worth seeing.
DUD

- Tommy Cairo vs Chad Austin
I've never seen either of these guys wrestle ever. A Squash match where Cairo beats the shit out of Austin then Austin get's an upset roll up for the win.
DUD

- Mikey Whipwreck (c) vs Jason (ECW Television Title)
I fucking love skinny loser Mikey Whipwreck! This could be fun. This was fun when Mikey was on offense doing his little underdog shtick but Jason was boring as hell, Mikey eventually wins by giving Jason a chairshot then all of a sudden the Pitbulls come and help Jason by crotching Mikey on the ringpost and Jason wins?! it's all very confusing anyway out from Tazmaniac (Taz) and Jimmy Snuka for our next match.
1/2*

- Jimmy Snuka & Tazmaniac vs The Pitbulls
This could be a good solid match eventhough Snuka is way over his prime. So much for that theory, this match didn't even last one minute.

- Mr. Hughes vs 911
This is just fantastic, can't see this one going anywhere. Another short boring match, 911 wins with the Chokeslam.
DUD

- The Sandman vs Tommy Dreamer
This could be a decent match, i like Dreamer and the Sandman is fun to watch in a weird kind of way..you could say he's a guilty pleasure of mine. Dreamer comes in and canes the shit out of everybody and get's DQ'ed for caning the ref, what a let down.

- Public Enemy (c) vs Ian & Axl Rotten (ECW Tag Team Titles)
This one has mess written all over it. I take back what i said, this was actually alright. This wasn't a mat classic but it was a good old fashioned brawl with weapons, also these guys we'rent so bad back in 1994. Overall a decent match, stipulations were kinda a stupid but the teams made it decent.
** 1/4

- Sabu vs Too Cold Scorpio
Scorpio is tight and all that shit, Sabu on the other hand while his stuff during this time was revolutionary it's just boring watching him do the same thing over and over and over again. This was actually watchable, Sabu did more than his usual stuff and ma nigga (it's ok i'm blasian) Scorpio did a good job of putting on the wrestling side of things, overall a decent showing.
**

- Terry Funk vs Cactus Jack
These two always bring out the best of each other, this should be just another great hardcore brawl. This started out as a nice brawl between Funk and Foley than in came the Public Enemy to attack Funk and help Foley but Foley didn't want their help so they attacked him too. All four went into a brawl and finally with both Public Enemy down in the ring, Funk asked for a chair and we got the famous moment where chairs from every direction were flying into the ring.
* 3/4

Not really much of a show but the final match is worth seeing for the part where all the chairs are thrown into the ring.

AJPW 1/2/03 on Samurai TV! Review

AJPW 1/2/03 on Samurai TV!

This should be interesting i guess..i don't know.

- Masanobu Fuchi vs Taichi Ishikari
This was an alright opener, it was clipped so i'm not gonna rate it.

- Nobuzaku Hirai & Ryuji Hijikata vs Kazushi Miyamoto & Tomoaki Honma
This should be a tight match, all four workers are pretty good. This was a solid match, good back and forth action all over with neither team dominating. Good indy style puroresu match, Hijikata got the win for his team with a Fisherman's Buster on Honma for what i consider a slight upset.
** 3/4

- Amazing Red & Jimmy Yang vs Gran Naniwa & Super Dragon
I forgot what the hell Red called himself when he was wearing the mask in AJPW so i'm just going to refer to him as 'Red'. Nice selection of workers here with the exception of Red i can dig all the workers. This match was clipped a bit so no rating but it was nothing fantastic just an average match.

- Steve Williams, Mike Rotundo & Hideki Hosaka vs Kendo Kashin, Yoji Anjo & Abdullah the Butcher
This has crap written all over it. This was actually alright, team Dr. Death did a good job dominating the match and the other team were good in their short bursts, Butcher was just there to do his trademark stuff to get a nice pop. The match eventually ended with Butcher dropping the elbow on Hosaka for the win.
**

- Mike Awesome & Johnny Smith vs Satoshi Kojima & Shigeo Okamura
This should be a kick ass match, four great workers..this will be tight. This was a fucking solid match, it started with some nice slow wrestling from Kojima & Smith then the match moved to the Gaijin dominating with the home team making some small comebacks until Awesome finally won for his team with a Running Awesome Bomb onto Okamura for the three count.
***

- Arashi, Nobutaka Araya & Genichiro Tenryu vs Kaz Hayashi, George Hines & Keiji Muto
This should be another great match with a nice selection of workers except for Hines, who isn't THAT bad himself. This was another solid match, Team WAR did a great job at playing the heels and team Muto were great as the underdogs especially Kaz Hayashi, Team WAR dominated most part of the match but everytime Kaz would make a comeback the crowd would roar, Araya eventually used the Brainbuster to finish Hayashi off for the win.
***

Overall it was quite a nice show, nice matches all around, nothing bad but nothing to go out of your way to get.