Friday, May 15, 2026

Forever Forward Fridays

Savannah Evans (c) VS Cheerleader Melissa - OCSW Women's Championship 4/14/2019

CJD: I watched this during our little spring break and the few times I'd tried to sit down to a match it wasn't clicking for me. So when I put this on and was immediately feeling the energy these women, this venue and promotion were bringing, I knew I probably had a match I'd be playing forward. And Melissa and Evans brought such a classic face/heel clash that I couldn't say no. Something about this match speaks to the first time I heard a bump on a mat live in person. It reignites a little spark of pro wrestling love in my old jaded heart. I knew nothing about Evans previously but I hope you have good options with her because her babyface energy here totally hooked me. And it was fun watching this era of Melissa with that veteran salt & vinegar baked in.

JJZ: Man, O man, do I love how independent wrestling this is. Cheerleader Melissa is so good, CJD. Old lion versus young lion. Totally not familiar with this promotion. OSCW seemed cool. It's hard to get a read on a promotion from a special event like this one, but Evans rapport with the crowd seemed like they had a solid fan base. Melissa plays a great heel. I think she is such a fantastic wrestler, but I really wanted Evans to break her foot off in Cheerleader's ass. Evans hooked me in with her selling. Little Plucky Underdog Babyface action. Really enjoyed watching some independent wrestling this Friday.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Reason Through MCs Inflicting Slatalities


JJZ: Oh Fuck Yes. Man do I love Ikuto Hidaka, and after Slater's two matches I think I got a little crush on him! Hidaka is so smooth and makes everything look effortless. After watching your last match with Slater I knew this would be another match young wrestlers should study. All the moves flowed and the storytelling was wonderful. I miss watching Hidaka on the regular. I would get so excited when you'd bust out a Zero1 VHS and we'd watch that grainy ass tape. Slater is someone I'm 100 percent gonna watch more of. A wrestler's wrestler in my opinion

CJD: A wrestler's wrestler is a great way to describe what we've seen from Slater these 2 weeks. What a breath of fresh air especially coming back after a little break for us. Hidaka is well documented as one of our favorites, I similarly got so excited when I saw that's who you were playing forward to me! This match was such a good back and forth struggle, with Slater looking a little outmatched or star struck early, then really turning the heat up on Ikuto, who in turn went to some classic limb work trying to set up that Shaaaaaawwwwwnn Capture! So many silky smooth moments within the struggle and extremely creative ideas, an arm drag fake out I've never seen, a transition into a spinning heel kick I rewound multiple times. Finish was a pleasant surprise and pretty much everything about this match was so refreshing. Beautiful choice my friend!