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Little bit slow in getting through matches from last week but got there eventually.

Tomohiro Ishii vs Jay White - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 4. ****1/4
Chad Gable vs Gentleman Jack Gallagher - 205 Live. ****
EVIL vs SANADA - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 5. ***3/4
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 5. ***3/4
Kota Ibushi vs Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 5. ****1/2
Shingo Takagi vs Taichi - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 6. ***3/4
Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 6. ****3/4
KENTA vs EVIL - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 7. ***1/2
Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 7. ****3/4
 

Not too much to keep up with this week thankfully until the two G1 shows at the weekend.

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Documentary on Stardom on Youtube- pretty good watch. Features Kris Wolf and Mayu Iwatani mostly.

Pity Momo wasn't in it.

 

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Checked out Lucha Britannia through the weekend at Kendal Calling. A wee bit rough around the edges, but there was some top drawer tag team wrestling going on. There was live commentary which was a bit jarring to start with, but it was pretty well done, and when there was botches, having them there to salvage it was actually a massive help.

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1 hour ago, TheGoon said:

Defiant officially closing down. A shame, they’ve put out some really decent stuff over the past few years.

Sad news, they put over a lot of independent guys and girls who had maybe been overlooked by more casual fans. Also managed to get some proper names in at times, like Cody or Rey. One of my favourite storylines in all wrestling was the Conners/Hendry one from the early days of WCPW, a proper slow burning heel turn followed by absolute mayhem when he turned. Outstanding.

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What I've seen of Defiant was pretty enjoyable, but as far as I know, they've struggled with attendances. It's a shame to see them go but I had a feeling it was coming.

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I've only just realised how much wrestling has been on this week so I've decided to abandon what I was watching from last week. Here's what I got from it.

Drew Gulak vs Isaiah Swerve - 205 Live. ***3/4
Jon Moxley vs Shingo Takagi - NJPW G1 Climax - Tag 8. ****1/4
Tetsuya Naito vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW G1 Climax - Tag 8. ****1/2
Kazuchika Okada vs KENTA - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 9. ****1/4 
Tomohiro Ishii vs Juice Robinson - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 10. ****1/2
Jay White vs Shingo Takagi - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 10. ***3/4
Jon Moxley vs Tetsuya Naito - NJPW G1 Climax 2019 - Tag 10. ****
 

Loving Ishii right now, doing tremendous work in B block.

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On 01/08/2019 at 20:26, Comrie said:

Sad news. Undoubtedly one of the best of all time. RIP Harley. 

On 01/08/2019 at 22:38, TheGoon said:

Defiant officially closing down. A shame, they’ve put out some really decent stuff over the past few years.

Sad to hear that. They played a huge part in the resurgence in popularity of British wrestling, with their widely accessible shows. and were influential in the burgeoning careers of lots of young British talent. Defiant gave guys like Joe Hendry, Gabriel Kidd, Martin Kirby and Joseph Connors the time and investment needed to become stars.

On 02/08/2019 at 13:24, TheGreenMonster said:

Jim Smallman has announced that he will be leaving Progress after Chapter 100 at the end of the year.

Full-time move to NXT UK I'd guess?

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